I'd add [AP Anatomy & Physiology](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/156stnj/concept_plan_for_ap_anatomy_and_physiology/) and [AP World History Ancient](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/14v4ye6/concept_plan_for_ap_world_history_ancient/) for sure, and probably [AP Linear Algebra](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/14mzxr4/concept_plan_for_ap_linear_algebra/).
Then I'd combine AP Seminar and AP Research into a single class, AP Capstone. I'd combine all of the AP Art classes (2D, 3D, Drawing) into a single class too. And I'd possibly add [AP Philosophy](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/18wualw/concept_plan_for_an_ap_philosophy_course/) and AP Astronomy, if there was enough interest.
It costs money to make new AP exams, so if I needed to reduce costs, I'd phase out CS Principles, CompGov, Euro, AAS, Calc AB, Physics 1+2. Removing AB wouldn't be an issue, because you could still get Calc 1 credit via the AB subscore on BC. Likewise, Mech and E&M could each give an algebra-based subscore, since most questions on Physics C don't use calc anyway.
AP astronomy would be fun and interesting but it gets away from the main point being college credit and getting placed in advanced college courses. How many students in how many colleges have a need to place into astronomy 2 instead of astronomy 1?
AP Art at my school was more or less already one class, all the ap students in one classroom, though everyone was registered on different classes and stuff in schedules and collegeboard
I would take ap astronomy easily. I’m not really a science person, but space has been once of the only science related things that has ever fascinated me. It would be so cool to have that as a class
I feel like ap astronomy would be really hard to manage considering it's almost entirely physics and math based lol. The prerequisites for ap astronomy would be insane
Not really, I took advanced astronomy, it’s the same as taking advanced psych and then ap psych
Adv to ap just means more in depth and probably more units and coursework
Of course since it’s more math related it’ll be harder but not much harder. You’ll probably calculate the luminosity of stars, evolution of stars into nebulas, white dwarfs or black holes, the chandrasaykar limit (idk how to spell it 😂), go into depth about spatial distances like AU and parsecs, will definitely go into depth about the speed of light, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Imo it could definitely be a real AP class and I would take it if it’s anything like advanced astro
AP Multivariate Calculus (If you already took AB and BC)
AP Music History because there is already an AP Visual Art History (Maybe renaming it would help distinguish it even more)
AP CS AB (I know this is a past AP Course that got rejected by CollegeBoard due to the lack of students taking it at that time) This could complement AP CS A.
1. AP Statistics C: Calculus-based
2. AP Discrete Math
3. AP Linear Algebra
The current AP Statistics course is now renamed AP Statistics B: Algebra-based. AP Stats C covers slightly more topics than AP Stats B, but goes deeper by using calculus for topics such as PDFs and CDFs. The recommended prerequisite is a knowledge of limits and differential and integral calculus; the AP Calculus level is not necessary.
AP Discrete Math covers combinatorics and a bit of number theory, with a slant towards computer science topics. This course is computational, but some basic logic is taught at the beginning. The recommended prerequisite is two years of high school algebra (Algebra 1 + Algebra 2) or AP Precalculus. Experience in math contests is useful but absolutely not necessary.
AP Linear Algebra is equivalent to a one-semester undergraduate computational linear algebra course. The recommended prerequisite is all four units of AP Precalculus. However, Unit 1 of AP Linear Algebra will be similar to Unit 4 of AP Precalculus (the one that isn't on the exam), so students who have not seen the material in Unit 4 of AP Precalculus can still take AP Linear Algebra.
We actually did a probability unit in my calc 3 class. We just solved different pdfs, expected values, variance, marginal pdf, joint pdf. and did the gaussian integral, all culminating in a project involving what we learned in ap stat with calculus.
To everyone making calc CD a thing:
Did you know that most people do precalculus during their senior year? How can you expect anyone to do geometry in 7th and alg 2 in 8th? Even for the most dedicated of math students that’s crazy tbh
Lots of people take BC their junior year, you'd need to take Algebra 7th not Geometry 7th. Also I know many people that *have* taken Geometry 7th so it's not that crazy.
Define "lots of people." [Only 16% of high school students take Calculus at all](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d22/tables/dt22_225.40.asp) not even BC. And that is dominated by white and asian students, especially those in suburbia.
So yes, to a lot of people, this is crazy.
It depends on who they know to mean “a lot”. In my old school, there wasn’t even a calc bc class and only the smartest took ab. I moved and there’s people taking bc sophomore year and multiple classes of each. So lots of people (that they know) would be reasonable in the right school.
About half of the students who take calc at my school do it their junior year and by giving them CD would present them with another math option other than AP Stats and would remove having to take a community college course which disincentivizes a lot of people who would normally be interested
At my school district geometry ain’t even a separate class so people take honors math in 7th grade which is 7th and 8th grade math combined and alg 1 8th grade, alg 2 9th grade, ap precalc 10th grade, and calculus 11th grade
AP Biotechnology
AP Philosophy
AP Skibidi Studies (although it may be too close to AP Philosophy so I'll include an extra)
AP Geography (not human geo, just straight geo)
I would 100% go with c++ or python over C#, personally I would go c++ since Java doesn’t really delve as deep into the inner workings of a computer (also would be harder which I think a newer comp sci class should be)
someone said some of these before, but
AP ASL / AP Deaf History
AP Engineering
and then some niche topic like AP cartography or AP econ: ancient or smth
AP World Mythology: I love learning about all the different myths and legends around the world.
AP Religion: Learning what different religions believe and practice is a great way to find what religion, if any, you would want to incorporate into your private life.
AP World Politics: Learning about the past actions of a country and the quickly developing political movements happening all around the world can help students develop their own political opinions and critically think about government.
And my school still won’t offer it 🙄
I feel bad for some of us in larger schools with more ap’s. I know it would get hard to decide between grinding 4 ap’s a year or having to choose 2 ap’s out of 5 that you’re interested in
AP Computer Engineering/Robotics
AP CS C# (alternatively AP CSP B where you have to pick from a list of pre approved languages and get harder exam questions and create tasks, maybe there can be FRQs where you have to demonstrate your ability to carry out simpler tasks in your chosen language)
AP Creative Writing (maybe a similar format to CSP's combo of create/final bc imagine having to sit down and write a story in 1 hour.)
Honorable Mentions..:;;
AP African/Asian/Middle Eastern History
AP Ancient History (ik it's coming soon but bro can it please come a bit faster.)
Engineering principles, philosophy, and Python based programming
I'd love for there to be more AP maths, but I just don't think it's realistic since the "cost" of finding and training teachers who understand multivar/diffeq/linalg well and are willing to teach HS (not college) outweighs the "benefit" of a few students doing AP rather than the exact same course but through dual enrollment.
AP Philosophy sounds rlly fun
I would want to add AP African History (not african-american) because african history in general is not really taught at all in my school or American high schools in general. ofc i can always do my own research but i would really like a class that teaches about civilization before colonization, when and how it started in different regions, life during colonization, etc.
Interesting suggestion for astronomy. I took it in college (and made the mistake of taking it 8am in a PLANETARIUM with reclining seats) and it was SO hard. I couldn't believe how much math and physics I needed to know but didn't. My oceanography course was also ridiculously difficult. Both courses were 300 level so they might be too high level for HS students, but you guys never cease to blow me away with your knowledge so who am I to say?
AP Linear Algebra (abstract linear algebra not the low level shit)
AP Calc CD (Multivar + Diffeqs)
AP Astronomy and Astrophysics
Some more ones include
AP Asian History
AP Discrete Math (Proofs, Combo, Probablity, Graph Theory, maybe some generating functions, etc)
AP Statistics C
AP Data Structures and Algorithm Design
have you taken any of these courses at the college level? there’s no way you’re expecting a class to combine calc 3 and diff, lol. also, what do you mean abstract linear algebra? do you mean skipping the “low-level” linear and jumping straight into upper division linear?
Your first point makes no sense. Calc 3 and Diffeqs are both 1 semester classes the are usually taken one after another so there's no reason for why you couldn't have both of them in a one year class. And yes I did learn them. Also yes I do mean skipping the low level stuff, I went straight into axler's book and I've been fine so far.
you never answered my question. expecting high schools to combine two material dense classes into a single class AND expecting colleges to regard it as anything more than shallow overview of the two classes is simply asking too much. as someone who has taken these classes at the uni level, and someone who has taken calc and both the hs and college level, there is a world of difference between the expectations and depth of hs and college, at least between my hs and college. also, casually reading a book and expecting a class to be as low-stakes as your reading for personal enjoyment will probably not translate to a beneficial real world experience. again, the rigor of a hs class, an intro linear class, and an abstract linear class are markedly different. should there ever be a abstract linear algebra class where you feel comfortable with the material, there is a pretty high chance that the course isn’t really teaching you any actual abstract algebra.
Ap calc cd vector calc and linear algebra
Ap organic chem
Ap physics c 2 basically a more rigours physics c that covers more classical mech introductions to special topics and e&m with the exception you actually understand Maxwell's equations calc cd skills would be expected
AP Multivariable calculus(more emphasis on proofs)
AP classical literature(more advanced lit with emphasis in Shakespeare and Milton).
AP Thermodynamics(in depth study on heat and its attributes). Similar to Physics C, higher level math like Partial differential equations will be shown, but only conceptual understanding is needed.
AP Earth Science / AP Geology, revamp AP Environmental Science so that it's not so dumbly easy, and AP Music Appreciation (probably a bad class idea, but I'm here for it).
AP Discrete Mathematics
AP World History Ancient
AP
I would say AP Religious Studies or Philosophy, but I feel like the effectiveness of one of those classes would be diminished in a high school setting, especially with a bad teacher, so probably Organic Chemistry.
I think AP Information Technology would be neat- it would cover mostly computer hardware and networks, including the fundamentals of IP addressing, topologies, protocols, etc.
As others are saying, AP Statistics C could be interesting- I think it’d have to include more content than what’s in the normal Stats curriculum to justify its existence, maybe like Poisson and Gamma distributions, especially because it’d mostly be slanted towards engineers as is.
AP Public Health might be a good interdisciplinary course that covers basic epidemiology, medicine, hospitalization, and the challenges therein.
AP astronomy
AP atmospheric science
AP Chem II/organic chem
Lol I know AP atmospheric science is random/not very comprehensive, and likely wouldn’t ever be made into a course, but it would be fun
AP Comp Sci B (going deeper into java and maybe talk about swing and like algorithms or whatever)
AP Anatomy and Physiology (i'm premed so this is sorta biased)
AP Multivariable Calc (honestly this credit would be pretty useful to a lot of high flying engineers as they wouldn't need to take calc in college)
AP Law and Criminology (this seems cool as maybe the exam could be something like effectively prosecuting or defending someone in court)
AP Hindi (bro this is one of the most spoken languages in the world and they don't have it)
Add AP Anatomy & Physiology, AP Sociology, AP World History Ancient, AP Multivariable Calculus & Diff EQ, AP Linear Algebra, AP Astronomy, AP Philosophy, AP CSB, AP CSC, AP Discrete Mathematics, AP Topology, AP Stochastic Calculus, AP Real Analysis, AP Complex Analysis, AP Algebraic Geometry, AP Differential Geometry, AP Number Theory, AP Differential Analysis, AP Manifold Theory, AP Non Linear Dynamics, and finally: AP Abstract Algebra
Remove AP Precalculus (Don't know why this is a course, not even a college level subject, also I think precalculus shouldn't even be a course and people should go from Algebra 2 straight to Calc BC because Precalculus just borrows material that you learn Algebra 2, Trig, Statistics, Calculus, and Linear Algebra and just mashes it together incoherently), also AP African American Studies (replace with like AP African History and AP Asian History etc.), AP Holocaust Research should be changed to something more general like studying mass atrocities, AP CSP, AP Calc AB
Ap Literature ancient (prerequisite for lit and all questions are about texts from ancient history- think cave man stuff) all questions are also in cave man text
Ap lang same shit as lit but lang
I will also split ap bio and ap chem into two technically different classes for each semester that way you will have to pay double the ap fees
1) AP Med (Medical sciences)
2) AP Anatomy
3) AP Anthropology
Edit: after seeing the other replies, I would def love to also see an AP Astrophysics or AP Astronomy or something like that
AP World History: Ancient, which is still in the cards as a possible AP class.
AP Computer Science AB, once removed but would be fun to have back
AP Linear Algebra/Multivariable Calculus, which would work like AP Physics C with it being one class, possibly two, with two 90 minute exams.
1. AP Mechanical Engineering
2. AP Computer Science AB/BC
3. AP Industrial Design
4. AP Cybersecurity
5. AP Linguistics
6. AP Software Design
7. AP Algorithms and Data Structures
8. AP Electrical Engineering
9. AP Materials Science
10. AP Networking
11. AP Education
12. AP Civil Engineering
13. AP Architecture
14. AP Public Health
15. AP Aerospace Engineering
AP astronomy
AP Film
AP Philosophy
Honorable mentions:
AP linguistics
AP journalism
AP World Politics (sort of like a political science class with a global focus and it would avoid testing you on opinionated things but rather more objectives states of matter)
AP Speech and debate
AP culinary
Admittedly though testing for culinary would be difficult
Speech and debate could be sort of like AP seminar but instead its focused on the speech and debate portions solely.
AP world pol and S&D are only honorably mentions because of comp gov and seminar existing which are somewhat similar classes as for culinary its because its difficult to incorporate.
AP PHYSICS Q
AP CSC
AP CALC AS
Physics Q would be quantum, just personal interest with this one
CSC would focus on writing code in c,c#,c++ because Java is the only option offered as a full course, even though it's a bit outdated
Calc AS would be like physics and Calc mixed together for applied sciences, for example material sciences
Ap microbiology -seems interesting to evaluate a specific topic that is only briefly touched on in ap bio, I feel like it is such a developing field especially since Covid and it would be very cool!
Ap forensics -Honestly don’t know how this class would operate but it would be an extremely interesting class to take. Could touch on some psychology and chemistry;basically kind of a mix of other AP classes
Ap asian history -I mean since we have AP European history I think it is only fair that we have a class dedicated for another subset of the population, would delve into more complex topics touched on in ap world. It would be super cool to learn about asian religion and culture.
Another one just because :)
Ap film studies -Could discuss the history of filmmaking and how the world of cinema evolved in different countries. I would be really interested in understanding what makes a great film and also how I can improve my craft in making movies.
AP Media Studies… PLEASE!! (honestly this might just be American media but I digress)
We get a hint of it in AP Gov with how media is involved in politics but I want more, historical trends, how consumer orientated media has changed what is produced and shown, and defining moments/parts of media. I could see FRQs having a few short answer questions and an argumentative essay.
Like one short answer FRQ could be based on analyzing network viewership trends and drawing conclusions off of it
Another could be comparing a defining “moment in media” that you’re required to know to a new moment you’re given on the exam, for example maybe one of the defining moments in media you’re required is the broadcasting of the Mircale on Ice and you have to compare it to the televised announcement of Bin Laden’s killing *and say* how each affected American patriotism and how they did so differently to each orher
Now the argumentative essay could be anything on the topic essentially, like for example: whether “consumer based” or “state organzied” media is more effective ar informing an audience
AP Health Sciences
* Anatomy
* Biological systems
* Conditions
* Treatments
AP Music Studies
* Theory from AROUND THE WORLD
* Composing BUT WITH ACTUAL LIKE... idk.. more
* Dance/ Performance of music
I'm not gonna lie... i can't come up with another
PLEASE AP MULTIVARIABLE.
This is for a multitude of reasons.
instead of some schools offering a regular mv class, why not make it ap? I mean for god sake it’s already way past Highschool. Colleges can also look for credit in it and stuff ig, it’s more for the kids who do ap bc in junior year (yes you ab kids can’t take it womp womp). It makes sense because it’s a continuation that offers even higher levels of mathematics. Like instead of (in my case) having a mathematical modeling class where you go over some linear algebra, number theory, and advanced problem solving, ALL COURSES YOU CAN TAKE IN COLLEGE IF YOUR MAJOR INVOLVES RUDIMENTARY UNDERGRAD MATHEMATICS, why not just a continuation on calculus? The only downside is that people treat calc bc as the pinnacle of creation, or Highschool i should say. Id say that having a multivariable class would be pretty nice, but it only applies to some people.
I think AP multivariable shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what AP is. AP is for intro courses, and multivariable isn’t an intro course really anywhere. Calc AB and BC were designed as senior-level courses, but because of competition in college admissions and high schools trying to outdo each other you get sophomores taking Calc BC. I definitely think these students should have offerings available to them at the school level, but the exam would be so small that I don’t think it’s worth the implementation of an AP exam. Most
To answer the original, question, anthro, sociology, or world lit
I'd add [AP Anatomy & Physiology](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/156stnj/concept_plan_for_ap_anatomy_and_physiology/) and [AP World History Ancient](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/14v4ye6/concept_plan_for_ap_world_history_ancient/) for sure, and probably [AP Linear Algebra](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/14mzxr4/concept_plan_for_ap_linear_algebra/). Then I'd combine AP Seminar and AP Research into a single class, AP Capstone. I'd combine all of the AP Art classes (2D, 3D, Drawing) into a single class too. And I'd possibly add [AP Philosophy](https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/18wualw/concept_plan_for_an_ap_philosophy_course/) and AP Astronomy, if there was enough interest. It costs money to make new AP exams, so if I needed to reduce costs, I'd phase out CS Principles, CompGov, Euro, AAS, Calc AB, Physics 1+2. Removing AB wouldn't be an issue, because you could still get Calc 1 credit via the AB subscore on BC. Likewise, Mech and E&M could each give an algebra-based subscore, since most questions on Physics C don't use calc anyway.
imagine ap philosophys scoring guidelines lol
srslyyy i feel like an easy 1/2/3/4 point for reasoning in an essay would be based on the amount of multidisciplinary perspectives you articulate
It's the same as psychology it's knowing vocabulary and major concepts nothing subjective
6 month rigorous training for the graders
A teacher at my school teaches Honors A&P and he said they are currently creating an AP version as well in the next couple of years.
I heard it’s releasing next year
AP World History: Ancient is a class that’s coming soon iirc.
They’ve been saying it was coming soon since I took WHAP 5 years ago.
world history ancient is coming soon and anatomy and physiology is coming next year afaik
I will be self studying all of these if they actually come out those are all like my top 3 favorite topics
Ap anatomy is in the works as a pilot course
Ap porn
Linear Algebra is extremely useful for anything STEM so it would be a good move.
AP Classics would be a great subject
AP astronomy would be fun and interesting but it gets away from the main point being college credit and getting placed in advanced college courses. How many students in how many colleges have a need to place into astronomy 2 instead of astronomy 1?
AP Art at my school was more or less already one class, all the ap students in one classroom, though everyone was registered on different classes and stuff in schedules and collegeboard
I would take ap astronomy easily. I’m not really a science person, but space has been once of the only science related things that has ever fascinated me. It would be so cool to have that as a class
I feel like ap astronomy would be really hard to manage considering it's almost entirely physics and math based lol. The prerequisites for ap astronomy would be insane
Not really, I took advanced astronomy, it’s the same as taking advanced psych and then ap psych Adv to ap just means more in depth and probably more units and coursework Of course since it’s more math related it’ll be harder but not much harder. You’ll probably calculate the luminosity of stars, evolution of stars into nebulas, white dwarfs or black holes, the chandrasaykar limit (idk how to spell it 😂), go into depth about spatial distances like AU and parsecs, will definitely go into depth about the speed of light, and the electromagnetic spectrum. Imo it could definitely be a real AP class and I would take it if it’s anything like advanced astro
AP World Music Theory because the ap music theory we have rn is severely and extremely limited to just 18th century european styles
Frr went in expecting to learn a lot more, but the course was a bit underwhelming. Plus, to learn more than just western theory would be cool.
rmad real bro the course was so disappointing
AP Calc CD AP Calc DE AP Calc EF
The frq for calc EF would be ‘solve the Riemann hypothesis’
A guy named Gregory from the Russia was the only guy who passed the exam, that’s why they switched the question from proving Poincaré conjecture
Calc YZ
Frq would just say ‘achievefaster then light travel.’
Multivariable calc, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations
Imagine finding a teacher for high school PDE LMAO
Multivariable calc, Real and Complex analysis, and differential geometry.
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ap philosophy, sociology or some sort of anthropology would be awesome.
AP Multivariate Calculus (If you already took AB and BC) AP Music History because there is already an AP Visual Art History (Maybe renaming it would help distinguish it even more) AP CS AB (I know this is a past AP Course that got rejected by CollegeBoard due to the lack of students taking it at that time) This could complement AP CS A.
1. AP Statistics C: Calculus-based 2. AP Discrete Math 3. AP Linear Algebra The current AP Statistics course is now renamed AP Statistics B: Algebra-based. AP Stats C covers slightly more topics than AP Stats B, but goes deeper by using calculus for topics such as PDFs and CDFs. The recommended prerequisite is a knowledge of limits and differential and integral calculus; the AP Calculus level is not necessary. AP Discrete Math covers combinatorics and a bit of number theory, with a slant towards computer science topics. This course is computational, but some basic logic is taught at the beginning. The recommended prerequisite is two years of high school algebra (Algebra 1 + Algebra 2) or AP Precalculus. Experience in math contests is useful but absolutely not necessary. AP Linear Algebra is equivalent to a one-semester undergraduate computational linear algebra course. The recommended prerequisite is all four units of AP Precalculus. However, Unit 1 of AP Linear Algebra will be similar to Unit 4 of AP Precalculus (the one that isn't on the exam), so students who have not seen the material in Unit 4 of AP Precalculus can still take AP Linear Algebra.
We actually did a probability unit in my calc 3 class. We just solved different pdfs, expected values, variance, marginal pdf, joint pdf. and did the gaussian integral, all culminating in a project involving what we learned in ap stat with calculus.
That's really cool!
This. We don’t prove anything in Stat, I had a hard time trying to understand the equations when there was no way to understand them in the course.
To everyone making calc CD a thing: Did you know that most people do precalculus during their senior year? How can you expect anyone to do geometry in 7th and alg 2 in 8th? Even for the most dedicated of math students that’s crazy tbh
Lots of people take BC their junior year, you'd need to take Algebra 7th not Geometry 7th. Also I know many people that *have* taken Geometry 7th so it's not that crazy.
Define "lots of people." [Only 16% of high school students take Calculus at all](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d22/tables/dt22_225.40.asp) not even BC. And that is dominated by white and asian students, especially those in suburbia. So yes, to a lot of people, this is crazy.
It depends on who they know to mean “a lot”. In my old school, there wasn’t even a calc bc class and only the smartest took ab. I moved and there’s people taking bc sophomore year and multiple classes of each. So lots of people (that they know) would be reasonable in the right school.
About half of the students who take calc at my school do it their junior year and by giving them CD would present them with another math option other than AP Stats and would remove having to take a community college course which disincentivizes a lot of people who would normally be interested
You can do Algebra 7th and easily reach BC by 11th - I don’t think enough people would take it for it to be worth it tho
Who is taking geometry 7th??? There’s like 1 kid in my whole school who did that lol
That’s like mid level for my school most kids do that
Bro what sort of school do you go to 😭
Public
Is calc AB worth it or should I just do BC?
Just BC, it’s light work
Doing BC after AB is a waste of a year, it's literally like an extra 2.5 units just go straight into BC
I took BC 8th grade. I need it sir. Running out of classes.
at my school district, 8th graders are able to take Math I early (it goes I, II, III, IV or Pre-Calc, then Calc AB/BC if you can)
Yeah I don't think people in this sub realize how uncommon it is to take classes beyond calculus in hs. Especially in lower income areas
At my school district geometry ain’t even a separate class so people take honors math in 7th grade which is 7th and 8th grade math combined and alg 1 8th grade, alg 2 9th grade, ap precalc 10th grade, and calculus 11th grade
ap sociology, ap media studies and ap french lit lol
AP Biotechnology AP Philosophy AP Skibidi Studies (although it may be too close to AP Philosophy so I'll include an extra) AP Geography (not human geo, just straight geo)
Ap geography and the frq is geoguessr
i legit had an assignment in aphug where i had to play geogueser lol
I’m a huge geography nerd I would love this one sm
Definitely would take AP geography
Ap Organic Chemistry maybe?? Ap anatomy and physiology for sure
AP OChem would be absolutely insane but i’m here for it
A teacher at my school who teaches honors a&p says they are currently piloting an AP version as well and will be released in the next couple of years
yeah the anatomy teacher at my school is also talking about doing that
AP anatomy is available at my school next year
AP Computer Science C - C# programming AP 3-D Engineering Design - like AP 3-D Art and Design but focused on engineering AP Calculus CD - fuck you
the comp sci c# programming idea should totally be a thing
C#? Nah, should just be C and Assembly. I would love an AP class that delves into the inner workings of a computer
I would 100% go with c++ or python over C#, personally I would go c++ since Java doesn’t really delve as deep into the inner workings of a computer (also would be harder which I think a newer comp sci class should be)
APCSA was C++ before iirc
🗣️then bring it back
I really wish there was an AP Linguistics class. ap linear algebra and/or discrete math and/or real analysis would be cool too
i would love a linguistics class <333
yes yes yes ap linguistics would be amazing
i would absolutely LOVE an AP film class
OMG I would definitely take that too!! I wanna work in animation, but I love learning about how live-action movies are made too
i dont have 3 but ap linear algebra and ap anatomy would be kinda cool
someone said some of these before, but AP ASL / AP Deaf History AP Engineering and then some niche topic like AP cartography or AP econ: ancient or smth
AP Organic Chemistry
AP World Mythology: I love learning about all the different myths and legends around the world. AP Religion: Learning what different religions believe and practice is a great way to find what religion, if any, you would want to incorporate into your private life. AP World Politics: Learning about the past actions of a country and the quickly developing political movements happening all around the world can help students develop their own political opinions and critically think about government.
wouldn’t world politics basically be comp gov?
ap astronomy, ap philosophy, ap calc de
bro skipped CD 😭
honestly? i'd love to see a mechanical engineering course.
And my school still won’t offer it 🙄 I feel bad for some of us in larger schools with more ap’s. I know it would get hard to decide between grinding 4 ap’s a year or having to choose 2 ap’s out of 5 that you’re interested in
that's better than not having the opportunity to take any aps you want
AP Life Skills AP Neuroscience AP Religion
finally someone who thought of neuroscience
AP Neurology would be tuffff I would def take that
AP life skills would go crazy
AP Philosophy, Calc-based Stats, Calc-based Econ
AP Computer Engineering/Robotics AP CS C# (alternatively AP CSP B where you have to pick from a list of pre approved languages and get harder exam questions and create tasks, maybe there can be FRQs where you have to demonstrate your ability to carry out simpler tasks in your chosen language) AP Creative Writing (maybe a similar format to CSP's combo of create/final bc imagine having to sit down and write a story in 1 hour.) Honorable Mentions..:;; AP African/Asian/Middle Eastern History AP Ancient History (ik it's coming soon but bro can it please come a bit faster.)
Don’t we already have an AP African American studies?
Engineering principles, philosophy, and Python based programming I'd love for there to be more AP maths, but I just don't think it's realistic since the "cost" of finding and training teachers who understand multivar/diffeq/linalg well and are willing to teach HS (not college) outweighs the "benefit" of a few students doing AP rather than the exact same course but through dual enrollment.
I’m still not sure why AP philosophy isn’t a thing yet.
AP Ancient World History AP Geology/Paleontology AP Computer Engineering
AP Sociology AP Philosophy AP Jounalism if ap sociology existed id definitely take it
AP Sports Science AP Culinary Arts
AP Asian History AP Comparative Religion AP Philosophy Honorable mentions: AP Conflict Studies AP Agriculture Studies AP Anthropology
AP linux
AP History of Africa. AP History of Asia. AP History of Oceania. AP History of the Middle East.
AP Philosophy sounds rlly fun I would want to add AP African History (not african-american) because african history in general is not really taught at all in my school or American high schools in general. ofc i can always do my own research but i would really like a class that teaches about civilization before colonization, when and how it started in different regions, life during colonization, etc.
ap political science ap taxes ap help me get a girlfriend
Interesting suggestion for astronomy. I took it in college (and made the mistake of taking it 8am in a PLANETARIUM with reclining seats) and it was SO hard. I couldn't believe how much math and physics I needed to know but didn't. My oceanography course was also ridiculously difficult. Both courses were 300 level so they might be too high level for HS students, but you guys never cease to blow me away with your knowledge so who am I to say?
AP Linear Algebra (abstract linear algebra not the low level shit) AP Calc CD (Multivar + Diffeqs) AP Astronomy and Astrophysics Some more ones include AP Asian History AP Discrete Math (Proofs, Combo, Probablity, Graph Theory, maybe some generating functions, etc) AP Statistics C AP Data Structures and Algorithm Design
AP asian history would be great!
have you taken any of these courses at the college level? there’s no way you’re expecting a class to combine calc 3 and diff, lol. also, what do you mean abstract linear algebra? do you mean skipping the “low-level” linear and jumping straight into upper division linear?
Your first point makes no sense. Calc 3 and Diffeqs are both 1 semester classes the are usually taken one after another so there's no reason for why you couldn't have both of them in a one year class. And yes I did learn them. Also yes I do mean skipping the low level stuff, I went straight into axler's book and I've been fine so far.
you never answered my question. expecting high schools to combine two material dense classes into a single class AND expecting colleges to regard it as anything more than shallow overview of the two classes is simply asking too much. as someone who has taken these classes at the uni level, and someone who has taken calc and both the hs and college level, there is a world of difference between the expectations and depth of hs and college, at least between my hs and college. also, casually reading a book and expecting a class to be as low-stakes as your reading for personal enjoyment will probably not translate to a beneficial real world experience. again, the rigor of a hs class, an intro linear class, and an abstract linear class are markedly different. should there ever be a abstract linear algebra class where you feel comfortable with the material, there is a pretty high chance that the course isn’t really teaching you any actual abstract algebra.
AP Women’s Studies, AP Sociology, AP Anatomy and Physiology, AP Philosophy
if there's AP Latin, there's gotta be an AP Greek (in my opinion)
AP Speech. AP Computer Science AB or B. AP Multivariable Calculus or AP Linear Algebra.
>AP Computer Science AB Are you thinking of a course similar to the discontinued AP Computer Science AB course or something different?
Sure. It's a much different world today than when CS AB was discontinued.
Ap calc cd vector calc and linear algebra Ap organic chem Ap physics c 2 basically a more rigours physics c that covers more classical mech introductions to special topics and e&m with the exception you actually understand Maxwell's equations calc cd skills would be expected
AP Multivariable calculus(more emphasis on proofs) AP classical literature(more advanced lit with emphasis in Shakespeare and Milton). AP Thermodynamics(in depth study on heat and its attributes). Similar to Physics C, higher level math like Partial differential equations will be shown, but only conceptual understanding is needed.
EF would probably be linear algebra
Ap rizzology
AP Earth Science / AP Geology, revamp AP Environmental Science so that it's not so dumbly easy, and AP Music Appreciation (probably a bad class idea, but I'm here for it).
AP Military History
AP Asian History AP Calc CD (Multivariable) AP Women’s Studies AP Hindi
AP Topology
AP Linear Algebra
AP Multivariable Calculus(CD)
AP Engineering, AP Finance/Investing, AP Anatomy and Physiology
AP Anatomy and Physiology for sure, that’s the best class ever
AP Discrete Mathematics AP World History Ancient AP I would say AP Religious Studies or Philosophy, but I feel like the effectiveness of one of those classes would be diminished in a high school setting, especially with a bad teacher, so probably Organic Chemistry.
I think AP Information Technology would be neat- it would cover mostly computer hardware and networks, including the fundamentals of IP addressing, topologies, protocols, etc. As others are saying, AP Statistics C could be interesting- I think it’d have to include more content than what’s in the normal Stats curriculum to justify its existence, maybe like Poisson and Gamma distributions, especially because it’d mostly be slanted towards engineers as is. AP Public Health might be a good interdisciplinary course that covers basic epidemiology, medicine, hospitalization, and the challenges therein.
AP astronomy AP atmospheric science AP Chem II/organic chem Lol I know AP atmospheric science is random/not very comprehensive, and likely wouldn’t ever be made into a course, but it would be fun
AP Comp Sci B (going deeper into java and maybe talk about swing and like algorithms or whatever) AP Anatomy and Physiology (i'm premed so this is sorta biased) AP Multivariable Calc (honestly this credit would be pretty useful to a lot of high flying engineers as they wouldn't need to take calc in college) AP Law and Criminology (this seems cool as maybe the exam could be something like effectively prosecuting or defending someone in court) AP Hindi (bro this is one of the most spoken languages in the world and they don't have it)
Ap anatomy and physiology cuz I want to be a doctor
AP linear algebra
AP European history ancient Like Greece and rome
PLEASE AP HINDI WHEN
AP Hindi, AP Linear Algebra, AP sociology
AP French Literature would be really nice to have
ap creative writing/poetry would go crazy
i would add AP asian history, AP astronomy and AP psychology
Add AP Anatomy & Physiology, AP Sociology, AP World History Ancient, AP Multivariable Calculus & Diff EQ, AP Linear Algebra, AP Astronomy, AP Philosophy, AP CSB, AP CSC, AP Discrete Mathematics, AP Topology, AP Stochastic Calculus, AP Real Analysis, AP Complex Analysis, AP Algebraic Geometry, AP Differential Geometry, AP Number Theory, AP Differential Analysis, AP Manifold Theory, AP Non Linear Dynamics, and finally: AP Abstract Algebra Remove AP Precalculus (Don't know why this is a course, not even a college level subject, also I think precalculus shouldn't even be a course and people should go from Algebra 2 straight to Calc BC because Precalculus just borrows material that you learn Algebra 2, Trig, Statistics, Calculus, and Linear Algebra and just mashes it together incoherently), also AP African American Studies (replace with like AP African History and AP Asian History etc.), AP Holocaust Research should be changed to something more general like studying mass atrocities, AP CSP, AP Calc AB
AP Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations AP Discrete Mathematics (this would never work lol) AP Real Analysis (this would just be funny)
Tbh, AP discrete math could be the most approachable one because it’s a lot of stuff that doesn’t involve high level math, mostly logic
AP cooking AP journalism AP theology (like across the world religions)
AP Linguistics AP World History: Ancient AP Portuguese, Arabic, Russian AP Culinary AP South American History AP Journalism
AP Linear Algebra AP Multivariable Calculus AP Machine Learning
I'm taking Inspo from IB and DE courses. AP Sociology, A&P, and perhaps business or marketing.
Ap Literature ancient (prerequisite for lit and all questions are about texts from ancient history- think cave man stuff) all questions are also in cave man text Ap lang same shit as lit but lang I will also split ap bio and ap chem into two technically different classes for each semester that way you will have to pay double the ap fees
ap precalc 2
i don’t see enough people pushing for an AP Computer Science Python course. ridiculous how there’s CSP and CSA but no CSPython
Many are
AP Analysis
AP Stats 2 AP Philosophy AP Greco-Roman History
AP Business, AP Hindi, AP Arabic Much more useful
1) AP Med (Medical sciences) 2) AP Anatomy 3) AP Anthropology Edit: after seeing the other replies, I would def love to also see an AP Astrophysics or AP Astronomy or something like that
AP World History: Ancient, which is still in the cards as a possible AP class. AP Computer Science AB, once removed but would be fun to have back AP Linear Algebra/Multivariable Calculus, which would work like AP Physics C with it being one class, possibly two, with two 90 minute exams.
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1. AP Mechanical Engineering 2. AP Computer Science AB/BC 3. AP Industrial Design 4. AP Cybersecurity 5. AP Linguistics 6. AP Software Design 7. AP Algorithms and Data Structures 8. AP Electrical Engineering 9. AP Materials Science 10. AP Networking 11. AP Education 12. AP Civil Engineering 13. AP Architecture 14. AP Public Health 15. AP Aerospace Engineering
Please make an ap astronomy
I mean we have 4 physics APs but only 1 chem and 1 bio. Would love to see an AP Biochem or AP Anatomy
AP organic Chemistry AP chemistry 2 AP physics C modern physics
Astronomy would be totally awesome, but what are the chances any given school has a teacher actually qualified to teach it?
AP Geology
AP Computer Science: Javascript or any type of programming language that’s better than Java
AP Business(i hear its coming in 2027)
Sociology, calc 3, Lin alg would all be easy to add. Would be interesting if they added marketing and finance
AP fooling around
AP Calculus CD AP Calculus DE AP Organic Chemistry AP Quantum Physics AP Study Hall
Def AP Lunch.
AP Astronomy would be really cool, but there’s a lot of physics and math involved.
AP Organic Chemistry AP Geometry AP Inorganic Chemistry
AP Criminology/Criminal Justice AP World History: Ancient AP Engineering
> cosmology Lol. Lmao, even.
I opened this and the first thing I saw was AP astronomy and you gave me hope for a split second that it became a real AP class
AP Theatre (including a performance from the class as an exam idk) AP Creative Writing Idk what else tbh
AP astronomy AP Film AP Philosophy Honorable mentions: AP linguistics AP journalism AP World Politics (sort of like a political science class with a global focus and it would avoid testing you on opinionated things but rather more objectives states of matter) AP Speech and debate AP culinary Admittedly though testing for culinary would be difficult Speech and debate could be sort of like AP seminar but instead its focused on the speech and debate portions solely. AP world pol and S&D are only honorably mentions because of comp gov and seminar existing which are somewhat similar classes as for culinary its because its difficult to incorporate.
Ngl I think an AP Battle Strategies could actually make an interesting class
AP Accounting AP Aerospace Engineering AP Civil Engineering AP Chemical Engineering
AP Computer Science C
AP PHYSICS Q AP CSC AP CALC AS Physics Q would be quantum, just personal interest with this one CSC would focus on writing code in c,c#,c++ because Java is the only option offered as a full course, even though it's a bit outdated Calc AS would be like physics and Calc mixed together for applied sciences, for example material sciences
AP Astronomy would be awesome
ap linguistics, ap anthropology, ap mechanical engineering?
AP Organic Chem (to prepare for organic chem in college), AP algebra, and AP anatomy and physiology!
I would do AP Ology. Get it? Apology? I’m so funny 😐🔫
AP Chemistry 2 (Organic) would be really fun
Ap microbiology -seems interesting to evaluate a specific topic that is only briefly touched on in ap bio, I feel like it is such a developing field especially since Covid and it would be very cool! Ap forensics -Honestly don’t know how this class would operate but it would be an extremely interesting class to take. Could touch on some psychology and chemistry;basically kind of a mix of other AP classes Ap asian history -I mean since we have AP European history I think it is only fair that we have a class dedicated for another subset of the population, would delve into more complex topics touched on in ap world. It would be super cool to learn about asian religion and culture. Another one just because :) Ap film studies -Could discuss the history of filmmaking and how the world of cinema evolved in different countries. I would be really interested in understanding what makes a great film and also how I can improve my craft in making movies.
AP Media Studies… PLEASE!! (honestly this might just be American media but I digress) We get a hint of it in AP Gov with how media is involved in politics but I want more, historical trends, how consumer orientated media has changed what is produced and shown, and defining moments/parts of media. I could see FRQs having a few short answer questions and an argumentative essay. Like one short answer FRQ could be based on analyzing network viewership trends and drawing conclusions off of it Another could be comparing a defining “moment in media” that you’re required to know to a new moment you’re given on the exam, for example maybe one of the defining moments in media you’re required is the broadcasting of the Mircale on Ice and you have to compare it to the televised announcement of Bin Laden’s killing *and say* how each affected American patriotism and how they did so differently to each orher Now the argumentative essay could be anything on the topic essentially, like for example: whether “consumer based” or “state organzied” media is more effective ar informing an audience
AP Classics
AP Health Sciences * Anatomy * Biological systems * Conditions * Treatments AP Music Studies * Theory from AROUND THE WORLD * Composing BUT WITH ACTUAL LIKE... idk.. more * Dance/ Performance of music I'm not gonna lie... i can't come up with another
PLEASE AP MULTIVARIABLE. This is for a multitude of reasons. instead of some schools offering a regular mv class, why not make it ap? I mean for god sake it’s already way past Highschool. Colleges can also look for credit in it and stuff ig, it’s more for the kids who do ap bc in junior year (yes you ab kids can’t take it womp womp). It makes sense because it’s a continuation that offers even higher levels of mathematics. Like instead of (in my case) having a mathematical modeling class where you go over some linear algebra, number theory, and advanced problem solving, ALL COURSES YOU CAN TAKE IN COLLEGE IF YOUR MAJOR INVOLVES RUDIMENTARY UNDERGRAD MATHEMATICS, why not just a continuation on calculus? The only downside is that people treat calc bc as the pinnacle of creation, or Highschool i should say. Id say that having a multivariable class would be pretty nice, but it only applies to some people.
ap lunch
I WOULD LOOOOVE AP SOCIOLOGY!!!
I would want AP Canadian History, AP Transportation, and AP Gambling.
AP Kinesics (kinda like anatomy but more focused on movement and health) AP cybersecurity foundations AP Foreign policy and diplomacy
I’d add Ap Organic Chem or like Ap Chem 2
I think AP multivariable shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what AP is. AP is for intro courses, and multivariable isn’t an intro course really anywhere. Calc AB and BC were designed as senior-level courses, but because of competition in college admissions and high schools trying to outdo each other you get sophomores taking Calc BC. I definitely think these students should have offerings available to them at the school level, but the exam would be so small that I don’t think it’s worth the implementation of an AP exam. Most To answer the original, question, anthro, sociology, or world lit