AP Information for Students and Parents

Over the past ten academic years, the increase in the number of Georgia students benefitting from Advanced Placement (AP) courses being offered in their high schools has been dramatic.

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 117,787 Georgia public high school studets enrolled in AP courses.
In May of 2019, a total of 151,728 AP exams were completed by Georgia public school students.

Advanced Placement courses are college-level courses offered by trained high school teachers in the regular high school setting. Over one-third of the students in Georgia public high schools were enrolled in AP courses. AP courses guarantee rigor in our classrooms. The high school teachers who offer AP courses are trained by The College Board to offer the course at a college-level and have a syllabus approved by The College Board. AP courses are challenging and require significant study time on a daily basis. Assessments in these classes require sophisticated critical thinking skills. In May of each year, AP students take the AP exam(s). Students who score at the 3, 4 or 5 level may be able to earn college credit for these courses taken in the high school. Policies for credit differ from college to college, so take care to check college admissions and credit policies which can be found here.

There are currently 38 AP courses that high schools in the US may choose to offer. Not all courses are offered in each high school. Check with your counseling department to learn which of these courses are offered in your high school.

Arts AP Art History AP Music Theory AP Studio Art 2-D Design AP Studio Art 3-D Design AP Studio Art Drawing		Mathematics & Computer Science AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP Statistics
Capstone AP Research AP Seminar
English AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition		Sciences AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C: Mechanics

History & Social Sciences AP Comparative Government & Politics AP European History AP Human Geography AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Psychology AP United States Government & Politics AP United States History AP World History		World Languages & Cultures AP Chinese Language and Culture AP French Language and Culture AP German Language and Culture AP Italian Language and Culture AP Japanese Language and Culture AP Latin AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Spanish Literature and Culture