AP Courses and Exams
AP African American Studies (Pilot)
The course will be dedicated solely to learning about and researching the African diaspora and is designed to elevate African-American history and education.
| Course Overview |
| Unit |
Topics |
Time Period |
| Unit 1 |
Origins of the African Diaspora |
~8th century CE - 16th century CE |
| Unit 2 |
Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance |
~16th century CE to 1865 CE |
| Unit 3 |
Practice of Freedom |
1865 - 1960s CE |
| Unit 4 |
Movements |
1960s - present |
AP Art and Design
The AP Art and Design Program includes three different courses: AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing. In each course, you’ll investigate materials, processes, and ideas. You’ll make works of art and design by practicing, experimenting, and revising, and you will communicate your ideas about art and design through written and visual expression.
AP Calculus AB
Explore the concepts, methods, and applications of differential and integral calculus. You’ll work to understand the theoretical basis and solve problems by applying your knowledge and skills.
Course Content
- Unit 1: Limits and Continuity
- Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
- Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
- Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation
- Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation
- Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change
- Unit 7: Differential Equations
- Unit 8: Applications of Integration
AP Capstone
The AP Capstone Diploma Program is a two-year program based on two AP courses, AP Seminar and AP Research. Students who fulfill the requirements can earn academic awards recognized by colleges around the world.
AP Research
Build on what you learned in AP Seminar to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, you will design, plan, and conduct a year-long research based investigation to address a research question.
Course Content
- Big Idea 1: Question and Explore
- Big Idea 2: Understand and Analyze
- Big Idea 3: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives
- Big Idea 4: Synthesize Ideas
- Big Idea 5: Team, Transform, and Transmit
AP Seminar
Develop and practice the skills in research, collaboration, and communication that you’ll need in any academic discipline. You’ll investigate topics in a variety of subject areas, write research-based essays, and design and give presentations both individually and as part of a team.
Course Content
- Big Idea 1: Question and Explore
- Big Idea 2: Understand and Analyze
- Big Idea 3: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives
- Big Idea 4: Synthesize Ideas
- Big Idea 5: Team, Transform, and Transmit
AP Computer Science A
Get familiar with the concepts and tools of computer science as you learn a subset of the Java programming language. You'll do hands-on work to design, write, and test computer programs that solve problems or accomplish tasks.
AP Computer Science Principles
Learn the principles that underlie the science of computing and develop the thinking skills that computer scientists use. You’ll work on your own and as part of a team to creatively address real-world issues using the tools and processes of computation.
AP English 11
Learn about the elements of argument and composition as you develop your critical-reading and writing skills. You’ll read and analyze nonfiction works from various periods and write essays with different aims: for example, to explain an idea, argue a point, or persuade your reader of something.
Course Content
The course content is organized into nine units of study that provide one possible sequence for the course. The units define the skills you’ll work on as the course progresses, but your teacher can choose the content and themes that you’ll focus on in each unit.
AP English 12
Learn how to understand and evaluate works of fiction, poetry, and drama from various periods and cultures. You’ll read literary works and write essays to explain and support your analysis of them.
Course Content
- Unit 1: Short Fiction I
- Unit 2: Poetry I
- Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I
- Unit 4: Short Fiction II
- Unit 5: Poetry II
- Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama II
- Unit 7: Short Fiction III
- Unit 8: Poetry III
- Unit 9: Longer Fiction or Drama III
AP Human Geography
Explore how humans have understood, used, and changed the surface of Earth. You’ll use the tools and thinking processes of geographers to examine patterns of human population, migration, and land use.
Course Content
- Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
- Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
- Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
- Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes
- Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
- Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
- Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
AP Physics
Learn about the foundational principles of physics as you explore Newtonian mechanics; work, energy, and power; mechanical waves and sound; and introductory, simple circuits. You’ll do hands-on laboratory work to investigate phenomena.
Note: Save your lab notebooks and reports; colleges may ask to see them before granting you credit.
Course Content
- Unit 1: Kinematics
- Unit 2: Dynamics
- Unit 3: Circular Motion and Gravitation
- Unit 4: Energy
- Unit 5: Momentum
- Unit 6: Simple Harmonic Motion
- Unit 7: Torque and Rotational Motion
- Unit 8: Electric Charge and Electric Force
- Unit 9: DC Circuits
- Unit 10: Mechanical Waves and Sound
AP Psychology
Explore the ideas, theories, and methods of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. You’ll examine the concepts of psychology through reading and discussion and you’ll analyze data from psychological research studies.
- Unit 1: Scientific Foundations of Psychology
- Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior
- Unit 3: Sensation and Perception
- Unit 4: Learning
- Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
- Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
- Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
- Unit 8: Clinical Psychology
- Unit 9: Social Psychology
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Develop your Spanish language skills and learn about the cultures in Spanish-speaking parts of the world. You’ll practice communicating in Spanish and study real-life materials such as newspaper articles, films, music, and books.
Course Content
- Unit 1: Families in Different Societies
- Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
- Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
- Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives
- Unit 5: Factors That Impact the Quality of Life
- Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges
AP US History
Study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the United States from c. 1491 to the present. You’ll analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments.
Course Content
- Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607
- Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754
- Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800
- Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848
- Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877
- Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898
- Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945
- Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980
- Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present
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AP World History
Study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the world from c. 1200 CE to the present. You’ll analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments.
Course Content
- Unit 1: The Global Tapestry
- Unit 2: Networks of Exchange
- Unit 3: Land-Based Empires
- Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections
- Unit 5: Revolutions
- Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization
- Unit 7: Global Conflict
- Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization
- Unit 9: Globalization