Frequently Asked Questions

Week 1 (in-person): June 23-26, 2025

Week 2 (online): July 7-10, 2025

Week 3 (in-person): July 14-17, 2025

Week 4 (online): July 21-24, 2025

AP Capstone On-Site: July 14-17, 2025

AP Capstone Virtual: July 28-31, 2025

Completing an APSI workshop/course is equivalent to obtaining 3 continuing education credits—these are noncredit hours. As one of the APSI host sites that offer graduate credit, earning graduate credit requires the completion of additional work assigned by your instructor. Assignments are graded and due within two weeks or earlier of the closing of the APSI week. Participants who choose graduate credit can request an official transcript to be sent to them or to their school district/employer.

There is also a difference in tuition cost. Participants who want to earn graduate credit and whose tuition is covered by their school district or employer are responsible for paying the $800 difference in tuition. For specific tuition costs, see Tuition & Payment. 

The material covered is the same for both in-person and online courses/workshops. However, the day-to-day schedule differs, as lunch is provided for in-person courses, and there may be more breaks during an online week. The AP consultant teaching the course online may also start later than other courses, especially if participants reside in different time zones. There is also a difference in tuition cost. For specific tuition costs, see Tuition & Payment. 

Yes, it is possible to change from noncredit (audit) to graduate credit and vice versa.

Change from Non-credit to Graduate Credit

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Participants have until 4:00 p.m. on the second day of class to upgrade to graduate credit. Each participant should notify their respective instructor and send an email to apsi@goucher.edu stating their intent to change the credit designation. Participants will be sent a form to complete and a link to submit the payment of $800. The participant’s signature must be on this form and the form must be submitted as a PDF to be accepted. Payment must be made within one hour of submitting the form. If payment is returned for any reason, the registration will revert to the non-credit status and no graduate credits will be granted.

Please note: While we do not collect certain biodata such as date of birth and Social Security Number of APSI participants, this information is required if you choose to earn graduate credit, as you would be considered a non-degree seeking student at Goucher College. More information on how to securely submit this information can be found on the credit change form discussed above.

Change Graduate Credit to Non-Credit

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Participants have until 4:00 pm on the second day of class to change from graduate credit to noncredit. Each participant should notify their respective instructor and send an email to apsi@goucher.edu stating their intent to change the credit designation. Participants will be sent a form to complete and return to apsi@goucher.edu. (Please note: the participant’s signature must be on this form and the form must be submitted as a PDF to be accepted). Processing the change in credit designation and refund will take a few days to complete. Once completed, the participant will receive an email from the APSI Assistant Director and/or the Registrar’s Office confirming the change.

We accept payments via credit card, purchase order and check. For more details on how to pay, see Tuition & Payment. 

Participants can get a refund depending on when they notify the APSI staff members. To receive a full refund, you must notify us by email at least two weeks before the start of the APSI week. If you cancel your registration within 2 weeks to 24 hours before the start of the week, there will be a $95 cancellation fee. There will be no refund if you cancel your registration within 24 hours of the start of the APSI week or after the week begins. Participants who do not attend the first day are not eligible for a refund. For specific refund deadlines, see Tuition & Payment.

Yes, another teacher can take your place. Notify us by email at apsi@goucher.edu and copy the teacher that will take your place, as well as any administrators involved with paying for your registration. The new teacher must register for the same course prior to us canceling your registration. 

Yes, but not in the same week. Each course is either 4 full days or 4.5 days, and 30 hours of engagement is required to receive the certificate at the end of the week.

Goucher College does not provide on-campus lodging. However, we do provide discounted rates for in-person APSI and AP Capstone weeks at the Sheraton Hotel, which is within walking distance to campus. Book your room now!

Participants contemplating air travel should arrive at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). BWI is a little less than 30 miles from campus and takes approximately 45 minutes by car depending on traffic.

There is no dress code; most people dress casually. Weather in Maryland tends to be hot and humid during this time of year. We suggest bringing clothes to layer for air-conditioned classrooms.

The email with the survey link is an email generated through Cvent, which can sometimes be flagged as spam. Check your spam/junk folder first. If it’s not in the spam folder, check with your school’s IT team to see if your school’s firewall is filtering out the email. Your school’s IT team may have to manually allow the email through to your inbox.

For participants enrolled in an in-person course and have fulfilled the required 30 hours of engagement, certificates will be handed out on the last day of the course. For participants enrolled in online courses, an email with a link to download the certificate will be sent on the day after the last day of the course. We strongly suggest saving the certificate as soon as possible as access to the certificate is limited.

We can generate certificates for educators who participated in our APSI up to seven years ago. To request another copy, please send your name, the course you took, and the year you participated in APSI to apsi@goucher.edu. We will verify your enrollment and generate a new certificate for you.