Advanced Placement (AP)

Advanced Placement (AP) courses offer a deeper dive into subjects like English, History, Math, and Science, providing a head start and demonstrating academic rigor to colleges. Students will:

AP at a Glance says taking AP courses and exams can help students:

Stand out on college applications. AP courses on a student’s transcript show that they’ve challenged themselves with the most rigorous courses available to them. And success on an AP Exam shows that they’re ready for college-level coursework.
Earn college credit and/or skip introductory courses in college. Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States—as well as many institutions in more than 100 other countries—grant students credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam scores.

Learn more about AP

AP Course Descriptions

World Languages

AP course end exams are taken in May of the school year. Students can receive college credit by scoring 3 or higher on AP exams. Note: the exam result is separate from the AP class grade.

AP Testing Schedule

AP FAQ

How many AP courses can I take?

Rising 10th Graders: The maximum number of AP courses you can take is THREE. However, if you only want one or two, just choose one or two. You don't have to choose three. (There are exceptions for students who have accelerated their coursework.)

Rising 11th Graders: Rising 11th graders may request up to FOUR AP courses without having to request permission for an AP Overload. However, if you only want one or two, just choose one or two. You don't have to choose 4.

We still encourage students to take both AP Language Composition AND AP US History since they follow the same historical timelines, and the content is similar in both courses. HOWEVER, it's your choice. Feel free to choose one or the other - OR BOTH - OR NEITHER.

Rising 12th Graders: When you select AP courses below, remember that FOUR AP courses is the maximum number of AP courses you can take. However, if you only want one or two, just choose one or two. You don't have to choose 4.

What is an AP Overload (rising 11th and 12th only )?

In any given school year, 11th or 12th grade students may not be enrolled in more than four AP courses. In rare exceptions, students may be evaluated to qualify for an AP Course Overload Waiver if they:

(1) are entering the 11th or 12th grade, and

(2) possess a minimum unweighted grade point average of 92 in the subject/content area(s).

I'm on an accelerated track and I think I'm eligible to take courses designated for students at a higher grade level.

Some students are on an accelerated track because they have taken advanced courses to move ahead of general grade level requirements. This is great! These students may be eligible to take AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Language, etc. even though they are not in what is deemed the correct "grade" to take such courses.

There is a section in the application that allows you to request these courses. If you have taken the pre-requisite courses, we will try to honor your requests. However, AP Psychology is still only an 11th/12th grade course, sorry!

Which AP Course counts as a civics credit?

For Current 9th Graders: What Is AP Capstone?

AP Capstone™ is a College Board program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. It cultivates curious, independent, and collaborative scholars and prepares them to make logical, evidence-based decisions.

AP Capstone is comprised of two AP courses — AP Seminar and AP Research — and is designed to complement and enhance the discipline-specific study in other AP courses. Participating schools can use the AP Capstone program to provide unique research opportunities for current AP students, or to expand access to AP by encouraging students to master the argument-based writing skills that the AP Capstone program develops.

Students typically take AP Seminar in grade 10, followed by AP Research. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma™. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™.

Benefits of AP Capstone

For Students:

-Fosters the research, argumentation, and communication skills that are at the core of college readiness and essential for lifelong learning

-Provides a setting to build on the knowledge and rigorous course work of AP in an interdisciplinary format

-Offers students a unique opportunity to distinguish themselves to colleges and universities

Students will have to chance to:

-Analyze topics through multiple lenses to construct meaning or gain understanding.

-Plan and conduct a study or investigation.

-Propose solutions to real-world problems.

-Plan and produce communication in various forms.

-Collaborate to solve a problem.

-Integrate, synthesize, and make cross-curricular connections.