You don't need to take the course to take the AP test. I took the AB test this year after signing up late and only haven written two programs in java (one of th

You don't need to take the course to take the AP test. I took the AB test this year after signing up late and only haven written two programs in java (one of those being hello world.) It was a fairly easy test. I would recommend taking the class if the class if you want to learn java, but just take the test and teach yourself if you just want to skip entry level cs in college and use the free time to teach yourself what you want.