AP® Psychology
The AP® Psychology course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. While considering the studies that have shaped the field, students explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena associated with major units of study, including biological bases of behavior, cognition, development, learning, social psychology, personality, and mental and physical health.
When You Take AP® Psychology, You’ll learn skills like:
- Connecting psychological concepts and theories to real-life scenarios
- Understanding and interpreting data
- Analyzing research studies in psychology
Majors you can pursue after AP® Psychology
- Advertising
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Business Administration and Management
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Fashion Merchandising
- Human Resources Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Technology
- Journalism
- Neuroscience
- Nursing (RN)
- Public Administration
- Public Relations
- Social Work
- Special Education
- Statistics
AP® Precalculus
AP® Precalculus is a different type of AP® course. It’s designed for every student who’s ready for
precalculus in high school.
AP® Precalculus is a great way to try AP® for the first time. Taking just one AP® course in high school can
improve your first-year college GPA and your likelihood of graduating college in four years with a
bachelor’s degree.
When You Take AP® Precalculus, You’ll:
- Get the opportunity to fulfill a college math requirement by earning advanced placement
and/or college credit, stand out to colleges, and boost your high school GPA.
- Tackle college-level course work in a familiar setting. Plus, you get more time with your
teacher—140 hours compared to just 48 in a college precalculus course.
- Get access to free digital learning and practice resources, including AP® Daily
videos—short on-demand videos that support what you’re learning in class.
Go Beyond the Classroom
Taking AP® Precalculus helps you prepare for calculus and other higher-level math needed for STEM
majors and careers. Some careers that use the knowledge and skills learned in this course are:
- Architect
- City planner
- Astronomer
- Engineer
- Biologist
- Pharmacist
- Cardiologist
- Economist
- Epidemiologist
VIEW COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Description:This is the core document for this course.
Unit guides clearly lay out the course content and skills and recommend sequencing and pacing for them
throughout the year.
AP® CALCULUS AB/BC
AP® Calculus AB and AP® Calculus BC focus on students’ understanding of calculus concepts and
provide experience with methods and applications.
AP® Calculus AB is an introductory college-level calculus course. The AP® Calculus AB is a College
Course Equivalent course for first-semester college students, the topics are devoted to
differential and integral calculus.
AP® Calculus BC focuses on topics covered in both first- and second-semester calculus
classes.
When You Take AP® Calculus AB/BC, You’ll learn skills like:
- Determining expressions and values using mathematical procedures and rules
- Connecting representations.
- Justifying reasoning and solutions.
- Using correct notation, language and mathematical conventions to communicate results or solutions.
Majors you can pursue after AP® Calculus BC:
- Accounting- Finance
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Business Administration and Management
- Chemistry
- Engineering
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Physics
- Statistics
VIEW COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Description:This is the core document for this course.
Unit guides clearly lay out the course content and skills and recommend sequencing and pacing for them
throughout the year.