What Are The Different AP Classes?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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  • AP Art History.
  • AP Biology.
  • AP Calculus AB.
  • AP Calculus BC.
  • AP Chemistry.
  • AP Chinese Language & Culture.
  • AP Comparative Government & Politics.
  • AP Computer Science A.

What are common AP classes?

  • AP Comparative Government and Politics. …
  • AP European History. …
  • AP Human Geography. …
  • AP Macroeconomics. …
  • AP Microeconomics. …
  • AP Psychology. …
  • AP United States Government and Politics. …
  • AP United States History.

Which are the easiest AP classes?

  • Computer Science Principles (2.6)
  • Psychology (3.2)
  • Human Geography (3.9)
  • Environmental Science (4.1)
  • US Government and Politics (4.3)
  • Computer Science A (4.3)
  • Statistics (4.6)
  • Macroeconomics (4.6)

What is the most popular AP class?

AP Exam Number of Students that Took the Exam Percentage of Students that Scored a 5
English Language

573,171 9.9%
U.S. History 496,573 11.8% English Literature 380,136 6.2% U.S. Government 314,825 12.9%

How many different AP classes are there?

There are

38 AP courses

in disciplines such as the arts, English, history and social science, math and computer science, the sciences, and world languages and culture. You should choose an AP course based on what subjects you're passionate about as well as what classes you do well in.

Is AP Lit or Lang harder?


AP Lang

is typically taken Junior year of high school. AP Lit is typically taken Senior year of high school. In AP Lit, you are expected to read more. … The complexity level of what you are reading is also usually higher in AP Lit than AP Lang, and you are asked to go more in-depth in terms of analysis.

What is the hardest AP?

  • Chemistry. 56.1% 10.6%
  • U.S. Government and Politics. 57.5% 15.5%
  • U.S. History. 58.7% 13.0%
  • Human Geography. 59.0% 11.8%
  • European History. 59.3% 13.7%
  • Statistics. 60.0% 16.2%
  • English Literature. 60.1% 9.3%
  • World History.

Can you take AP classes in 9th grade?

Yes, but most schools offer

AP

in later

grades

. …

AP courses

require students to

do

college-level work, which is challenging for most

ninth graders

.

What is the least popular AP exam?

AP Subject 5 (top score) 1

Japanese Language and Culture

38.2%
2 Italian Language and Culture 13.6% 3 Studio Art: 3-D Design 10.1% 4 Latin 12.9%

How many AP classes should I take for Harvard?

Going up the selectivity chain, the average at Harvard is

eight AP classes

. To be competitive at some of the most highly selective colleges in the country, 8-12 AP courses may be the sweet spot amount, assuming the student can handle that level of rigor.

How many AP classes should I take for Stanford?

For highly selective schools such as Ivy League schools, Stanford, and public universities like UCLA and UC Berkeley, it's common for accepted applicants to take about

eight AP classes

throughout high school, though that number can range from five to 13.

Is AP world history hard?

Yes, AP® World

History is one of the most difficult course and exams

offered by the College Board, but the experiences and skills that you gain from taking this course outweigh the negatives.

How many total AP classes should I take?

For students aiming for the Ivy League and Top 20 schools in the United States, a good target is to take (and pass)

10-14 AP classes

throughout your high school career — or 3-4 each year.

What was the first AP class?

After the strong performance of the test-takers as compared to college freshman who had taken introductory university coursework, ten AP exams were rolled out nationally in

1956

: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Composition, Literature, French, German, Spanish, and Latin.

What AP classes do colleges look for?

If you are going for the most competitive colleges, you should take the toughest core courses available at your school—including

AP English Literature and/or Language, Calculus or Statistics

(or both!), US, World, or European History, and at least one of the sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics).

Is a 2 on an AP exam passing?

Students who earn AP scores of 2 are

well prepared to succeed in introductory college coursework

. Compared to academically similar college peers who did not take the AP course, AP students who earn scores of 2 perform as well or better when they take those introductory college courses.

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