AP Organic Chemistry

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Lots of medical schools do not accept AP credit, and those that do often don’t accept it for the sciences. AP Biology and Chemistry, for example, generally cover the same material at the same depth as in the college equivalents yet medical schools like UCLA’s won’t accept it.

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<p>I wasn’t aware of this. In that case, forget about premed students. The class would mostly apply to would-be chemistry majors and anyone who wants to continue their study of chemistry.</p>

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In addition, not many high school teachers are qualified to teach organic chemistry. Even if a high school chemistry teacher majored in chemistry, chances are he/she has not taken any additional organic chemistry classes in college besides the required introductory courses during sophomore year.

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<p>The same is true of AP Economics, yet the College Board didn’t refrain from making that an AP. Also, there are more high school teachers who are qualified to teach Organic Chemistry than for economics.</p>

<p>@the person above me : Such courses already exist at many high schools. The problem with them (as I stated above) is that they are so watered down that they are easier than AP Chemistry. High school students should have a solid successor course to AP chemistry, as the class consists primarily of juniors. It’s not a question of Organic chemistry being too hard. AP chemistry is one of the easier APs (it’s just an amalgamation of 5-6 major concepts), so a harder chemistry course would be appreciated.</p>

<p>It seems that an APOC would occupy a somewhat less peripheral role than AP Economics does.</p>