How many APs does your school even offer?

zivalicha · 07-02-2007, 11:02 AM

I'm curious because I find this interesting. It seems to me that students who go to competitive schools have double-digit APs available, while people like me in non-competitive schools in Colorado or elsewhere have a select number under 10. Currently, my school only offers 9:

-AP World History
-AP United States History
-AP European History
-AP Microeconomics

-AP Calculus AB
-AP Statistics

-AP English: Lang & Comp
-AP English: Lit & Comp

-AP Biology

What about you guys? How many do you guys have?

macdoo122 · 07-02-2007, 11:14 AM

My school only offers four and I took all of them...though I think it's very disappointing that there's only four. I'm from northeastern PA btw.

-AP US History
-AP English Literature and Composition
-AP Calculus AB
-AP Physics B

Jenz · 07-02-2007, 11:15 AM

About 8 or 9. The AP program at my school is relatively new (at least within the past 5 years, it has grown tremendously). As a matter of fact, AP Psychology was just added last year.

PKswmr76 · 07-02-2007, 11:20 AM

all of them

annalovesbananas · 07-02-2007, 11:22 AM

3
AP chem
AP Lit
AP calc

kollegkid · 07-02-2007, 11:36 AM

These are the AP's offered. However, only about 40% of the kids who take AP exams get a 3 or higher, a reflection on the poor instruction quality, IMHO.
AP United States History
AP Art History
AP European History
AP Microeconomics
AP Macro

AP Calculus
AP Statistics

AP English: Lang & Comp
AP English: Lit & Comp

AP Biology
AP Chem
AP Physics
AP French
AP German
AP Spanish

jaylau17 · 07-02-2007, 12:04 PM

8:
English Literature
English Language (added last year)
Calculus AB
Chemistry
Biology
US Govt and Politics
American History
European History

I took all of them but English Language, but it was a junior class and I am (err..was) a senior.... It doesn't matter in the long run because I receive the same college credit.

They were sooo close to adding an AP Physics last year. They were like... one student short of what was needed to comprise a class. I've heard they also might add AP World History next year, but it's not set in stone...

XCotter · 07-02-2007, 12:06 PM

Let's see...

AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Stats

AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP Environmental Science

AP Spanish 5 Language
AP Spanish 5 Literature
AP French 5 Language
AP French 5 Literature
AP Latin 4
AP Latin 5
AP Chinese
AP Italian

AP US History
AP European History
AP Human Geography

AP Music Theory
AP Art History

AP Computer Science

OMG, we actually have more than I thought...huh.

zivalicha · 07-02-2007, 12:45 PM

To Xcotter

How many kids actually take all those and perform well? Do you think the teachers for all of those are qualified - just curious?

STLFan2003 · 07-02-2007, 12:55 PM

Euro
US
US Gov
Macro
Micro
AB
BC
Stat
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Spanish and French Lang and Lit
German Lang
Latin
Art History
Music Theory

andoverchick · 07-02-2007, 01:07 PM

AP Human Geography
AP World History
AP U.S. History
AP Comparative Government
AP European History
AP U.S. Government
AB Calculus
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Music Theory
AP Spanish Language
AP French Language
AP German Language
AP Studio Art
AP Computer Science
AP Psychology
and possibly AP Statistics (I totally forgot if we offer it or not)

It's funny because the majority of these classes probably only have about 9 or 10 students, and they just happen to be the same 9 or 10 students (out of about 1400). This past year, we offered about half of these classes, and the year before I think we only had about 3 AP classes offered. (Our school opened that year.) The only classes with a substantial number of students are the core classes: APUSH, World, English, etc. As you can imagine, scheduling is a nightmare.

Edit: BTW, our school is absolutely non-competitive. This past year's graduating class (our first) sent about 90 percent of its students to community college.

worried_mom · 07-02-2007, 01:23 PM

My son’s very competitive Catholic high school offers 21 AP classes:

- Art History, Studio Art, Music Theory
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C, Environmental Science
- Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science
- English Language/Composition, English Language/Literature
- Latin, Spanish
- European History, US History
- Government, Comparative Government, Economics
- Psychology

The school's stated objective is to have a pass rate of 75-80% for students taking AP exams -- i.e., more than 75% of the tests taken will come back with a score of 3 or more. It has met this goal every year.

Predator · 07-02-2007, 01:25 PM

My competitive public high school offers 29.

I'll get a list up later. Too lazy to post right now.

concretejungle · 07-02-2007, 02:24 PM

US History
US Government
Music
Studio Art
English Lit
French
German
Spanish
Biology
Chemistry
Physics B
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics

Next year they're adding World History and Psychology.

So 16, apparently.

irishblues · 07-02-2007, 02:39 PM

AP US History

AP Chemistry
AP Biology

AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC (I, along with 4 other students, will be the first class to ever take this and will probably be the last for several years.)

AP English Literature

Yeah my school sucks