Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors Courses

Updated January 25, 2011

Students who qualify may enroll in the following Advanced Placement (AP) courses and are required to take the national AP exams. Students who earn a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam may earn college credit, depending on the college. Honors courses (HP) are not tied to a national exam.

  • English 3 HP
  • English 4 HP
  • AP English Literature
  • AP Chinese Language
  • AP Spanish Language
  • AP Spanish Literature
  • Calculus AP
  • Statistics AP
  • Advanced Biology Honors
  • Advanced Biology AP
  • Chemistry HP
  • Chemistry AP
  • Physics Honors
  • Physics 2 AP
  • Physiology HP
  • US History HP
  • US History AP
  • Comparative Gov’t HP
  • American Gov’t AP
  • Gov’t/Economics HP

Students may also take advantage of concurrent enrollment opportunities at the Peralta Colleges (Laney, Alameda, Merritt and Berkeley City) where high school students are admitted on a parttime basis on the recommendation of their principal, with parental and counselor consent. Students are exempt from paying non-resident tuition when enrolled for high school credit. Students may also earn college credits at the same time, up to 6.0 community college units per semester. A 3-unit community college course is equivalent to 5 units of high school credit. Please check with your counselor for details.

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