Our Online Advanced Placement Courses Cover Key Subjects
Many gifted students face a barrier when their school does not offer many advanced placement courses. Many school districts offer very few or no AP courses for high school students. These students who have excelled in core courses are looking for more challenging work. Online schools that offer a comprehensive digital curriculum can meet the needs of these students and create opportunities where the students are utilizing their full potential.
Our online high school advanced placement curriculum includes digital learning courses in diverse subjects in Social Studies, Science and Math. Our courses meet the College Board standards and will be accepted by most institutions.
US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* U.S. Government and Politics exam.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- Express ideas clearly in writing
- Work individually and with classmates to research political issues
- Interpret and apply data from original documents such as court cases and bills
- Write to persuade with evidence
- Develop essay responses that include a clear, defensible thesis statement and supporting evidence
- Raise and explore questions about policies, institutions, beliefs, and actions in a political science context
- Evaluate secondary materials, such as scholarly works or statistical analyses
- Explain the foundations and underpinnings of democratic government
- Demonstrate comprehension of documents essential to American government and politics
- Evaluate the importance of federalism in the political operation of the nation
- Describe the nature of American political parties and their role in the election process
- Analyze the patterns of voter behavior
- Describe the functions and workings of policy making institutions (Congress, the Presidency, the Courts, and the Bureaucracy)
- Analyze the major developments in civil rights and civil liberties in America
US HISTORY I for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* U.S. History exam.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- Demonstrate comprehension of a broad body of historical knowledge
- Express ideas clearly in writing
- Work with classmates to research an historical issue
- Interpret and apply data from original documents
- Identify underrepresented historical viewpoints
- Write to persuade with evidence
- Compare and contrast alternate interpretations of an historical figure, event, or trend
- Explain how an historical event connects to or causes a larger trend or theme
- Develop essay responses that include a clear, defensible thesis statement and supporting evidence
- Effectively argue a position on an historical issue
- Critique and respond to arguments made by others
- Raise and explore questions about policies, institutions, beliefs, and actions in an historical context
- Evaluate primary materials, such as historical documents, political cartoons, and first-person narratives
- Evaluate secondary materials, such as scholarly works or statistical analyses
- Assess the historical significance and cultural impact of key literary works (e.g. Common Sense, Uncle Tom's Cabin)
US HISTORY II for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* U.S. History exam.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- Demonstrate comprehension of a broad body of historical knowledge
- Express ideas clearly in writing
- Work with classmates to research an historical issue
- Interpret and apply data from original documents
- Identify underrepresented historical viewpoints
- Write to persuade with evidence
- Compare and contrast alternate interpretations of an historical figure, event, or trend
- Explain how an historical event connects to or causes a larger trend or theme
- Develop essay responses that include a clear, defensible thesis statement and supporting evidence
- Effectively argue a position on an historical issue
- Critique and respond to arguments made by others
- Raise and explore questions about policies, institutions, beliefs, and actions in an historical context
- Evaluate primary materials, such as historical documents, political cartoons, and first-person narratives
- Evaluate secondary materials, such as scholarly works or statistical analyses
- Assess the historical significance and cultural impact of key literary works (e.g. Common Sense, Uncle Tom's Cabin)
BIOLOGY I for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Biology exam. This course is designed to acquaint you with the general concepts of life including reproduction, balance in nature, and the nature of living things. You will focus on three broad sections: Molecules and Cells, Heredity and Evolution, and Organisms and Populations.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- Understand the conceptual framework for biology
- Recognize science as a process
- Be able to apply biological knowledge to environmental concerns
- Recognize unifying themes that integrate major topics of biology
BIOLOGY II for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Biology exam. This course is designed to acquaint you with the general concepts of life including reproduction, balance in nature, and the nature of living things. You will focus on three broad sections: Molecules and Cells, Heredity and Evolution, and Organisms and Populations.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- Understand the conceptual framework for biology
- Recognize science as a process
- Be able to apply biological knowledge to environmental concerns
- Recognize unifying themes that integrate major topics of biology
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Environmental Science exam. This course is designed to acquaint you with the physical, ecological, social, and political principles of environmental science. The scientific method is used to analyze and understand the inter-relationships between humans and the natural environment. The course shows how ecological realities and the material desires of humans often clash, leading to environmental degradation and pollution. The course covers the following topics: Earth's Systems, Human Population Dynamics, Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, Global Changes, and Environment and Society.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- know and understand the levels of the ecological hierarchy
- appreciate the integration of natural processes that govern the natural world
- appreciate the importance of maintaining a sustaining biosphere for the continued presence of a human population on the earth
- understand the pragmatic and realistic difficulties of integrating human societal needs without further compromising ecological processes
- become familiar with the ecological background to global environmental problems
- realize the consequences of our individual and joint actions upon the biosphere
PHYSICS B I for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Physics B exam. This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with topics in classical and modern physics. The first semester discusses topics in Newtonian mechanics including: kinematics, laws of motion, work and energy, systems of particles, momentum, circular motion, oscillations, and gravitation. The first semester concludes with topics in fluid mechanics, thermal physics, and kinetic theory. The second semester discusses the topics of electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. The course emphasizes problem solving, and there are numerous interactive examples throughout. You will also gain laboratory experience through interactive lab simulations and wet labs.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- understand the basic principles pertaining to classical and modern physics
- apply these principles to solve practical problems in these areas of study
PHYSICS B II for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Physics B exam. This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with topics in classical and modern physics. The first semester discusses topics in Newtonian mechanics including: kinematics, laws of motion, work and energy, systems of particles, momentum, circular motion, oscillations, and gravitation. The first semester concludes with topics in fluid mechanics, thermal physics, and kinetic theory. The second semester discusses the topics of electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. The course emphasizes problem solving, and there are numerous interactive examples throughout. You will also gain laboratory experience through interactive lab simulations and wet labs.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- understand the basic principles pertaining to classical and modern physics
- apply these principles to solve practical problems in these areas of study
PHYSICS C I for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Physics C exam. This course is designed to acquaint you with topics in mechanics and classical electricity and magnetism. The course covers two semesters. The first semester is devoted to Newtonian mechanics including: kinematics, laws of motion, work and energy, systems of particles, momentum, circular motion, oscillations, and gravitation. The second semester discusses the topics of electricity and magnetism. The course emphasizes problem solving including calculus, and there are numerous interactive examples throughout. You will also gain laboratory experience through interactive lab simulations and wet labs.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- understand the basic principles pertaining to Newtonian mechanics and classical electricity and magnetism
- apply these principles to solve practical problems in these areas of study
PHYSICS C II for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Physics C exam. This course is designed to acquaint you with topics in mechanics and classical electricity and magnetism. The course covers two semesters. The first semester is devoted to Newtonian mechanics including: kinematics, laws of motion, work and energy, systems of particles, momentum, circular motion, oscillations, and gravitation. The second semester discusses the topics of electricity and magnetism. The course emphasizes problem solving including calculus, and there are numerous interactive examples throughout. You will also gain laboratory experience through interactive lab simulations and wet labs.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- understand the basic principles pertaining to Newtonian mechanics and classical electricity and magnetism
- apply these principles to solve practical problems in these areas of study
COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHYSICS I
This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with topics in classical and modern physics. The first semester discusses topics in Newtonian mechanics, oscillatory motion, waves and static electricity. The second semester discusses the topics of current electricity, magnetism, electric circuits, sound, fluids and gases, heat, and modern physics. The course emphasizes conceptual understanding of basic physics principles, with some problem solving. There are interactive conceptual and basic problem-solving examples throughout the lessons, as well as interactive lab simulations and in-school labs.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- understand the basic principles pertaining to topics in classical and modern physics
- apply these principles to conceptualize and solve basic problems in these areas of study
COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHYSICS II
This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with topics in classical and modern physics. The first semester discusses topics in Newtonian mechanics, oscillatory motion, waves and static electricity. The second semester discusses the topics of current electricity, magnetism, electric circuits, sound, fluids and gases, heat, and modern physics. The course emphasizes conceptual understanding of basic physics principles, with some problem solving. There are interactive conceptual and basic problem-solving examples throughout the lessons, as well as interactive lab simulations and in-school labs.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- understand the basic principles pertaining to topics in classical and modern physics
- apply these principles to conceptualize and solve basic problems in these areas of study
CALCULUS AB I for AP
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Calculus AB exam. This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling. During this course you will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and learn how calculus methods may be applied to practical applications.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal
- understand the connections among these representations
- understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation and be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- understand the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann sums and as the net accumulation of change
- be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems
- understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as expressed in both parts of the fundamental theorem of calculus
CALCULUS AB II for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Calculus AB exam. This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling. During this course you will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and learn how calculus methods may be applied to practical applications.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal
- understand the connections among these representations
- understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation and be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- understand the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann sums and as the net accumulation of change
- be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems
- understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as expressed in both parts of the fundamental theorem of calculus
CALCULUS BC I for AP
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Calculus AB exam. This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling. During this course you will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and learn how calculus methods may be applied to practical applications.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal
- understand the connections among these representations
- understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation and be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- understand the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann sums and as the net accumulation of change
- be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems
- understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as expressed in both parts of the fundamental theorem of calculus
CALCULUS BC II for AP*
This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Calculus AB exam. This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint you with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling. During this course you will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and learn how calculus methods may be applied to practical applications.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal
- understand the connections among these representations
- understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation and be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
- understand the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann sums and as the net accumulation of change
- be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems
- understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as expressed in both parts of the fundamental theorem of calculus
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