What makes this course different
A general personal finance class teaches budgeting, credit, taxes and investing. AP Business with Personal Finance adds business foundations, marketing, management and strategy, and a project. General personal finance resources are good supplements, but they do not replace practice on the AP course itself. Use the official course and exam description to see exactly what is assessed and how.
Start here: the official course
Official College Board pages and the course and exam description.
AP Business with Personal Finance, AP Students
Official 2027 course content, unit topics, assessed material and exam date.
AP Business with Personal Finance, AP Central
Official teacher-facing exam description, projects and course framework.
AP Course and Exam Description
Locate downloadable CED, at-a-glance resources and clarifications.
Choose Course and Exam Description download on page.
AP Classroom Resources
Access assignments and course practice through a student AP class section.
Requires class section / My AP access.
Units 1 and 2: business and marketing
Resources the research source aligned to Units 1 and 2.
AP Unit 1-2: Business & Marketing Framework
Official business, competition, entrepreneurship and marketing learning outcomes.
Unit 3: personal saving, borrowing and business finance
Where personal finance and business finance meet.
AP Unit 3: Personal Saving, Borrowing & Business Finance
Official Unit 3 outcomes on credit, debt, accounting, capital and business finance.
Scroll to Unit 3 on official course page.
Unit 4: management and strategy
Resources aligned to Unit 4.
AP Unit 4: Management and Strategy
Official strategy, management and workplace decision outcomes.
Unit 5: the Financial Advisor Project
A project-based unit. Read the official project guidance.
AP Unit 5: Financial Advisor Project
Official capstone brief involving household budgeting and long-term financial recommendations.
Unit 5 is assessed via project, not unit 1-4 MCQ blueprint.
Supporting materials from other publishers
Helpful practice and context. Not made or endorsed by the College Board.
Junior Achievement Financial Capability
Supplementary business finance, economics and business planning lessons.
Access subject to local JA school program.
Intuit Entrepreneurial Finance & Personal Finance
Classroom exercises that support personal finance plus business ownership and financial planning.
Practice from Online Finance Tutor
- Free Unit 1 practice test with every answer explained
- Free Unit 1 study guides
- What the exam looks like
- A short AP knowledge check
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