Most Popular AP Courses

School scheduling is as much an art as it is a science. There’s no perfect schedule for all schools, but there are some popular courses that schools like to offer and students like to take. It’s not recommended for students to take all of these courses in a single year. This list is a suggestion of courses to choose from.

Most Participation

• AP English Language and Composition
• AP United States History
• AP Psychology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Spanish Language and Culture

Most Popular By Grade

9th Grade

• AP Human Geography

10th Grade

• AP World History: Modern
• AP European History
• AP Seminar
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP world language and culture courses

11th Grade

• AP English Language and Composition
• AP United States History 
• AP Psychology
• AP Biology or AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
• AP Seminar or AP Research
• AP Computer Science Principals
• AP Art and Design courses

12th Grade

• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP United States Government and Politics
• AP Calculus AB or AP Statistics
• AP Psychology
• AP Research
• AP Computer Science Principals or AP Computer Science A
• AP Art and Design courses

See the AP course and exam pages for more details on all AP courses.