<p>COMPUTER SCIENCE HONORS 38300 (Prerequisite Strongly recommended: JAVA) </p>
<p>This course is comparable to that of a first-year course offered in college and university computer science departments and is intended to serve both as an introductory course for computer science majors and as a substantial service course for students who will major in other disciplines that require significant involving with computing. A primary objective is to learn how to write logically structured, well-documented computer programs using Java as the programming language. The major emphasis is on programming methodology, algorithms, and data structures. This course is offered in alternate years.
Grades </p>
<p>11,12… 1 credit</p>
<p>The course is called ‘Computer Science Honors’ but then the description says: “comparable to that of a first-year course offered in college and university computer science departments”. Does it count as an AP class?</p>
<p>Does it say AP? Do you take the exam in May? Is it a College Board-audited course?</p>
<p>If not, then it doesn’t “count” as an AP class. However, you can still be learning material equivalent to an introductory course in college even without it being designated as AP.</p>
<p>Holy crap, you people need to learn how to think for yourselves.</p>
<p>No. Not every “college-level” class is an AP, only the specific College Board courses with that designation.</p>
<p>no it’s not an AP but if it says it’s like an introductory college course then maybe you should consider signing up for the AP test.</p>
<p>Whether it is an AP class or not really doesn’t matter; what only matters is whether you are prepared to take the AP exam. Look at a sample AP exam and see whether your class will cover the material.</p>
<p>However, if your class doesn’t cover everything, you can still prepare for the exam if you self-study the extra material.</p>
<p>If you are concerned that the readers of your application will no consider this a college level course by the name along, you have the option of using some of the space in the “additional information” section of the Common Application.</p>
<p>In the case of my S, he has/will take online classes in Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus. Thankfully for him these math classes are considered, by name, to be above and beyond AP Calculus BC … even though his blasted HS won’t give him AP weighted credit for same.</p>