What Is AP?

The Advanced Placement Program (AP) offers university-level courses and exams that you can take while you're still in secondary school. The following subjects are offered under the Advanced Placement Program.

AP Capstone

(01) AP Research

(02) AP Seminar

Arts

(03) AP Art History

(04) AP Music Theory

(05) AP Studio Art: 2-D Design

(06) AP Studio Art: 3-D Design

(07) AP Studio Art: Drawing

English

(08) AP English Language and Composition

(09) AP English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science

(10) AP Comparative Government and Politics

(11) AP European History

(12) AP Human Geography

(13) AP Macroeconomics

(14) AP Microeconomics

(15) AP Psychology

(16) AP United States Government and Politics

(17) AP United States History

(18) AP World History

Math & Computer Science

(19) AP Calculus AB

(20) AP Calculus BC

(21) AP Computer Science A

(22) AP Computer Science Principles

(23) AP Statistics

Sciences

(24) AP Biology

(25) AP Chemistry

(26) AP Environmental Science

(27) AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

(28) AP Physics C: Mechanics

(29) AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based

(30) AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based

World Languages & Cultures

(31) AP Chinese Language and Culture

(32) AP French Language and Culture

(33) AP German Language and Culture

(34) AP Italian Language and Culture

(35) AP Japanese Language and Culture

(36) AP Latin

(37) AP Spanish Language and Culture

(38) AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Why Take AP Exams?

To stand out to universities:

AP shows that you’ve mastered university-level knowledge and skills while still in high school. Nearly all universities in the U.S., as well as many in Canada, recognize qualifying AP Exam scores of 3 or higher on a scale of 5 for credit and/or advanced placement. Many universities in 70 countries and territories throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America also use AP toward admissions and recognize AP as a standardized measure of academic achievement.

To save money:

Many universities give credit or advanced placement for qualifying AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. For example, if you get a score of 4 on the AP English Language and Composition Exam, then you may be eligible to skip your university’s English Language 101 course. The more classes you can skip with qualifying AP Exam scores, the more money you could save on tuition.

To save time:

If you can skip an introductory course by earning a qualifying AP Exam scores, then you can take another class instead that will count toward your degree. Use the time you save to take on a double major, an internship, or an on-campus job or even graduate early.

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