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AP Courses

Benefits of taking AP Classes...

1) Provides preparation for College Courses
2) Allows for demonstration of College Readiness
3) Strengthen High School Transcript (*adds an augmented point)
4) Saves time and $$$ in college 
5) Grants college credit 
 

WHICH ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES SHOULD I TAKE?

Listed below are popular college majors and career paths, and the recommended Advanced Placement courses to prepare for those majors. Colleges like to see that if you are declaring a major when you apply, you can demonstrate your interest in that major through your course selections in high school. If you see your area of interest here, check out the AP courses in that category you might like to take.

FOR ARTS & HUMANITIES MAJORS & CAREERS

(Examples: Web Development, Historian, Digital Arts, Writer, Communications, Graphic Design, Language Teacher)

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles 
  • AP English Language & Literature
  • AP European History
  • AP Physics
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Statistics
  • AP US History

 

FOR HEALTH MAJORS & CAREERS

(Examples: Physician, Dentist, Nurse, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Premed, Physical Therapy)

  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus AB 
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Computer Science  A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP English Language
  • AP Physics
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Research
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Statistics

FOR PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES MAJORS & CAREERS

(Examples: Educators, Counselors, Social Workers, Lawyers, Politicians, Government Workers)

  • AP English Language & Literature
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP European History
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Research
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Statistics
  • AP US Government
  • AP US History

FOR BUSINESS MAJORS & CAREERS

(Examples: Accounting, Business Administration, Management, Economics, Finance)

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP English Language
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Research
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Statistics
  • AP US Government
  • AP US History

FOR MEDIA & SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJORS & CAREERS

(Examples: Psychology, Sociology, Translator, Editor, Urban Planner, Reporter, Public Relations, Journalist, Marketing, Advertising)

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP English Language & Literature
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Research
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Studio Art
  • AP US Government

FOR SCIENCE, MATH, TECHNOLOGY MAJORS & CAREER

(Examples: Environmental Science, Food Science, Architectural Engineer, Forestry, Mathematics, Computer Science)

  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP English Language
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Physics 1

FOR TRADES AND PERSONAL SERVICES MAJORS & CAREERS:

(Examples: Construction, Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology)

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Physics 1