Advanced Placement® Summer Institute

Welcome to the ECU Advanced Placement Summer Institute

The APSI is an online four-day institute sponsored by the College Board Southern Regional Office and East Carolina University, which is offered to new and current AP teachers. The institute is designed to benefit beginning AP teachers and/or current AP teachers wishing to build on an existing course. Participants will work with College Board approved consultants on AP curriculum content and teaching strategies. Teachers will gain insight on selecting course materials, learning ways for higher-level thinking, and preparing students for Advanced Placement examinations. New project-based learning (PBL) courses will prepare teachers to enrich their classes with real-world projects, which can significantly improve student performance on AP exams. Enrollment is limited, so register and pay early to reserve your spot. Registration closes in early June.

Scholarships

AP Participants Grants for APSI tuition are available through the College Board. For more information about the Participant Grants or to sign up to be notified when the request form opens in March, please visit the College Board Participant Grants website.

This year, the North Carolina AP Partnership (NCAPP) will also offer grants for NC teachers. Please contact your local AP Coordinator for more information about this scholarship opportunity.

Week 3: June 29 – July 2, 2026

Week 4: July 6-9, 2026

Week 5: July 13-16, 2026

Week 6: July 20-23, 2026

Registration

You MUST have a College Board account before registering for our APSI. If you don’t have an account, College Board allows you to set up an account before starting the registration process. Workshops are filled on a first-received basis. Attendance in the APSI is contingent on payment status. Full payment or purchase order for full payment must be received one week prior to the first day of instruction. Registration payment options listed below:

• Credit Card Payments
  • Credit card payments are handled through our payment store at ECU. A confirmation email with the payment link will be sent to you after you finish registering. Please check your spam folder for this email.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation email, contact apsi@ecu.edu for assistance.
• Check payments
  • Make checks payable to ECU-APSI
  • Mail the check and your confirmation from the registration page to the following address:
    ECU-APSI
    1038 WH Smith Blvd., Suite 102
    Greenville, NC 27834
    Attention: Ann McClung, APSI
• Scholarship Awardees (College Board Scholarships or NCAPP Scholarship)
  • Email your confirmation from College Board or your LEA receiving a scholarship to apsi@ecu.edu.

Tuition

Tuition for the AP Institute is $700 per person for non-PBL courses and $799 per person for PBL courses (Environmental Science, Human Geography, and Statistics) in accordance with College Board guidelines.

For all courses, tuition includes:

• Cost of instruction
• College Board materials (provided electronically)

Additionally, PBL courses include:

• Up to five online support sessions throughout the school year
• Access to project implementation guides aligned to the course framework

Refund Policy/Cancellation Policy

Schools may substitute a paid participant with another teacher in the same course without penalty. Please email apsi@ecu.edu for those substitutions. Schools or individuals will be billed the full amount if a registered participant does not show.

For other inquiries about refunds, please email apsi@ecu.edu.

Credits

Participants who complete all 30 hours of instruction provided by a College Board®-Endorsed Consultant will receive a Certificate for the equivalent 3.0 CEUs. As an endorsed APSI site by the College Board, East Carolina University confirms participant attendance.