The College Board has been a strong advocate for and played an active role in the development of the Common Core State Standards. As part of this collaboration, the College Board helped draft the standards and helped shape the initiative by providing executive guidance on the Common Core Advisory Committee. The goal of the Common Core State Standards--to establish a common set of rigorous expectations to prepare students for college and career readiness--strongly reflects the guiding mission and values of the College Board, as well as its programs and services. In support of its near-term goals, the College Board has developed this alignment study to document the existing correspondence between the Common Core State Standards and selected AP courses. This report describes how the Common Core State Standards can prepare students to engage in the following courses: AP English Literature and Composition, AP English Language and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, and AP Computer Science A. Appended are: (1) AP English--Common Core State Standards Side-by-Side Alignment Table; and (2) AP Calculus, AP Statistics, and AP Computer Science A--Common Core State Standards Side-by-Side Alignment Table. (Contains 2 footnotes.)