Advanced Placement Course Offerings:

AP American Government and AP Comparative Government
This course involves both the study of general concepts used to interpret U. S. politics and the analysis of specific case studies. It also requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U. S. political reality.

AP American History (US History)
The AP program in United States History is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Students learn to assess historical materials- their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance- and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An AP United States History course thus develops the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in an essay format.

AP Art History
AP Art is an advanced course where students examine major forms of artistic expression from the past and from a variety of cultures. Students will look at works of art critically, with intelligence and sensitivity, and articulate what they see or experience.

AP Biology
AP Biology is a college-level biology course, with a course outline provided by the College Board. Topics of focus include molecules and cells, heredity and evolution, and organisms and populations. This course is designed for those students with high levels of skill, motivation and achievement in science, preparing the students for the AP Biology exam. Laboratory activities that include the use of the scientific method, measurements, laboratory apparatus, and safety are an integral part of this course.

AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus AB includes the derivative, limits, and applications of the derivative; curve sketching, the integral, volume, area, minimum and maximum problems. The material covers algebra, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions. This course is designed for those students with high skill, motivation and achievement in mathematics, preparing the students for the AP Calculus AB exam.

AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus BC includes understanding the meaning of derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation, understanding the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann Sums and as the net accumulation of change. The material also covers the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as expressed in both parts of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. This course is designed for those students with high level of skill, motivation and achievement in science, preparing students for the AP Calculus BC exam.

AP Chemistry
This is a college-level chemistry course, with a course outline provided by the College Board. Topics include states and structures of matter, reactions, and descriptive chemistry. Extensive laboratory is included. Laboratory activities including the use of the scientific methods, measurement, laboratory apparatus, and safety are an integral part of this course. This course I designed for those students with high level of skill, motivation and achievement in science, preparing students for the AP Chemistry exam.

AP English Language
AP English language offers an in-depth understanding of the semantic, structural and rhetorical resources of the English language as they relate to the principles of effective writing. Areas of focus include expository, analytical and argumentative writing. This course is designed for those students with high levels of skill, motivation and achievement in English, preparing the students for the AP Language Arts and Composition exam.

AP English Literature
AP English literature is an intensive writing course focusing on the experience, interpretation and evaluation of literature. Students use the modes of discourse and rhetorical strategies, developing critical standards in order to appreciate literary works. This course is designed for those students with high levels of skill, motivation and achievement in English, preparing the students for the AP English Literature and Composition exam.

AP European History
AP European History course focuses on analytical skills and factual knowledge to deal critically with problems, content and materials of European historical development.

AP Graphics Art
AP Studio Art is an advanced art course in which students use a variety of concepts, media, and approaches in creating a two-dimensional art portfolio. This course is designed for those students with high levels of skill, motivation and achievement in art, preparing the students for the submission of an AP Studio Art Portfolio.

AP Human Geography
AP Human Geography is a college-level elective course intended to introduce students to the science of geography and the ways in which humans interact with their environment. Effects and consequences of these interactions are explored, as are the tools and methods used by professional geographers. Students who successfully complete the course and pass the AP Exam may have the opportunity for college credit. Pre-requisite: World History Hon., Teacher Recommendation.

AP Music Theory
AP Music Theory will develop a student’s ability to recognize, understand and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a score.

AP Psychology
The purpose of the AP course in Psychology is to introduce the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Included is a consideration of the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. Students also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.

AP Spanish Language
An AP Spanish Language course is comparable to an advanced level (5th- and 6th-semester or the equivalent) college Spanish language course. Emphasizing the use of Spanish for active communication, it encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension and composition.

AP Spanish Literature
AP Spanish Literature course is comparable to a third-year college introduction of Hispanic Literature course. It is based on a required reading list. The objective of the course is to help students interpret and analyze literature in Spanish.

AP Statistics
AP Statistics includes a study of probability, descriptive and inferential statistics by analyzing data through sampling. Graphing calculators are used throughout the course.

AP World History
AP World History highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies.