AP Studio Art courses are intended for highly motivated students who are seriously interested in the study of art. The program allows colleges to evaluate and/or grant high school student work college-level credit or placement.AP Studio Art students do not take a written AP exam, but will be responsible for submitting a portfolio of their work for evaluation in May.The AP Portfolio requires the student to produce art at the mastery level of a first-year college art class in three main concept areas: Quality, Concentration and Breadth.Successful completion and submission of a portfolio is expected, which, if scored a three or higher, may earn college credit at participating universities.
AP Studio Art on CollegeBoard.com
These are links to the College Board's AP Studio Art pages. There are links from the pages to information about portfolios, scoring, deadlines, etc.