What Are AP Courses?
Advanced Placement (AP) courses, created by the College Board, are rigorous, college-level classes for high school students. Taking AP courses can earn you college credit, strengthen your university applications, and deepen your knowledge in specialized subjects.
AP Course Categories
AP courses are divided into seven main categories, with a total of 42 subjects:
1. AP Capstone Diploma Program
- AP Research
- AP Seminar
2. Arts
- AP 2D Art and Design
- AP 3D Art and Design
- AP Studio Art: Drawing
- AP Art History
- AP Music Theory
3. English
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
4. History and Social Sciences
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Psychology
- AP United States Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP World History: Modern
5. Math and Computer Science
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Precalculus
- AP Statistics
6. Sciences
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
7. World Languages and Cultures
- AP Chinese Language and Culture
- AP French Language and Culture
- AP German Language and Culture
- AP Italian Language and Culture
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- AP Latin
- AP Spanish Language and Culture
- AP Spanish Literature and Culture
