<p>APCS:Principles is intended to be a completely different kind of course than APCS:A. There’s a role for both.</p>
<p>Most people who take APCS:A do so because they’re interested in pursuing computing in college. Compare that with other exams like APUSH, where students take it mostly to get out of taking history courses in college, not because they want to become history majors.</p>
<p>APCS:P will be a lot more like APUSH than APCS:A. That’s ok. There’s a role for both, and that’s why both courses will be offered (eventually).</p>