The Advanced Placement Program® is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities.  AP, which was developed by the U.S. College Board in 1955, offers students the opportunity to take college level courses while still in high school.  Students earning a 3 or 4 on the AP exam can earn either university credit or advanced placement.

What are the Advantages of Advanced Placement?

You choose!
• Students can take one AP class or several - it’s your choice!

Challenge!
• By taking AP courses in high school, you will experience the challenge, rigor and depth of college level courses while still in secondary school.  AP courses are an impressive addition to university and scholarship applications.

Preparation!

• You will learn what college level courses are like and develop the skills necessary to be successful in college or university.
• “College entrance exams reveal that young people who take challenging classes, such as Advanced Placement courses, perform better than their peers regardless of their family or financial background.” Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education

University and College Recognition!
• Students with a “qualifying grade” (3+) can earn either credit or advanced placement at thousands of colleges and universities worldwide.

Advanced Placement Courses offered at Yale

AP 2-D Design Portfolio    (AP2DP 12)  4 credits
AP 3-D Design Portfolio    (AP3DP 12)  4 credits

Prerequisite: A portfolio of past work must be presented to the teacher for evaluation before being admitted into the program.

The student is offered the stimulating challenge of a college-level course. A personal portfolio is prepared during the year and submitted to The College Board in May of the student's graduating year. This course is designed for highly motivated students. It requires a minimum of 12 hours of work outside of class time per week.

AP Biology 12     (APBIO 12) 8 credits

(Biology 12 AP = AP Tutorial+ APBI 12) 

Advanced Placement Biology is designed to be the equivalent of a first year college or university biology course. It is a survey of most of the major topics in biology including biochemistry, physiology, cytology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Although students are expected to be familiar with the anatomy of those organisms that are studied, the course concentrates on the description and analysis of biological processes and on problem solving. It is strongly recommended that students have a high "B" or "A" in Biology 11 Honours before attempting Biology 12AP.

There is an optional Provincial Exam at the end of this course worth 40% of the final mark.

AP Chemistry 12  (APCHE 12) 8 credits

(Chemistry 12 AP = AP Tutorial + CHEM 12 AP) 

Advanced Placement Chemistry is a first year college course in general chemistry offered at the high school level. The course differs qualitatively from the usual grade twelve chemistry course with respect to the kind of textbook used, the degree of detail with which topics are covered, the emphasis on chemical calculations and the mathematical formulation of principles, and the kind of laboratory work done by the students. Quantitative differences appear in the number of topics treated, the time spent on the course by students, and the nature and the variety of experiments done in the laboratory. Students taking Advanced Placement Chemistry will certainly be well prepared for the B.C. Provincial and Scholarship Exams. The five major topics from regular chemistry twelve (Kinetics, Equilibrium, Solubility, Acid/ Base and Electrochemistry) are all developed in considerable detail along with an additional unit in Thermodynamics.

Many Chemistry 11 topics are also reconsidered and expanded upon as they apply to these new areas.  It is strongly recommended that students have a high "B" or "A" in Chemistry 11 Honours before attempting Chemistry 12AP.

AP Calculus 12  (APCAL 12) 4 credits

Prerequisite: Math 11 (“B” or better) or Math 12 (“C+” or better). Usually Math 12 is taken in the first semester with Calculus 12
Advanced Placement Calculus gives the students the opportunity to pursue college-level studies while still in secondary school and to receive advanced placement credit on entering college. It is based on the belief that college-level courses can be successfully taught to motivate and to provide enrichment for mathematically able secondary school students. The course is intended for students who have thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics, including algebra, geometry, trigonometry and analytic geometry.  Calculus 12 consists of a full academic year of work in elementary and transcendental functions, differential and integral calculus with its methods and applications.

English 12 Honours / AP Literature

(EN 12 H / AP Lit 12)                    8 credits

English 12 Honours is a challenging and ambitious program offered to highly motivated and successful students. It encompasses both the requirements of the English 12 course and the Advanced Placement Literature program, and provides students with reading and writing experiences that equal those of a first year university course. The AP course in English engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through close reading of selected literary works, students deepen their understanding and enhance their pleasure in literature. They develop critical standards for interpreting the effects writers create by means of the artful manipulation of language. Many colleges and universities grant first year credit to students receiving an acceptable score on the advanced placement exam, which is written in May. Entrance to this course is by permission of the instructor, based on English 11 and 12 marks, and teachers' recommendations.  Enrollment in English Literature 12 is highly recommended for this program.

AP French 12     (APFRL 12) 8 credits

Prerequisite: French 11 Honours "A" or Teacher's permission

Requirement: French-English dictionary

This course is designed to challenge those students who already have a good command of French grammar and vocabulary as well as competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing. This course focuses on the greater development of spoken French in various contexts as well as readings from a variety of contemporary sources. It also emphasizes the coherent, fluent and accurate development of oral speech.  Vocabulary and grammar are introduced through various interesting themes such as health, sports and leisure,   family and friends, travel and tourism, music and media, technology, as well as science and nature.  By the end of French 12 AP, students will have very effective communication skills in the target language. Many of the course activities are intended to facilitate success on the provincial exam. There is also an AP exam which may be written in May. These exams will be optional though many students seeking to meet the entrance requirements of some university Fine Arts programs will need to take the French 12 provincial exam.

A “B” average in French 11 or 11H is recommended.

AP Physics 12    (APPHY 12)      8 credits

Physics 12 AP = AP Tutorial + AP PHYSICS 12

Prerequisites:
1) Physics 11 (B or better) Honours is recommended.
2) Mathematics 11 (B or better)

This course is equivalent to a first year physics course at UBC or SFU. This course covers a wide range of topics, encapsulating the British Columbia Physics 11 and 12 curriculum as well as extensions to match the curricula of most American schools. Such topics are: Kinematics, Forces, Energy, Circular Motion, Electrostatics, Circuits, Electromagnetism, Waves, Fluids, Atomic, Nuclear, and Thermodynamics. Since we have less time to cover 33% more material than in a regular Physics 12 course, there is a considerable pace that the student must accept, as well as student directed learning. In light of this, students must be committed to a challenging experience. At this time, we offer the more comprehensive Physics AP - B level course of study. A non-programmable calculator is recommended.

There is an optional Provincial Exam at the end of this course worth 40% of the final mark.

AP Psychology 12     (APPSY 12) 4 credits

Prerequisite: Y Psychology 11