AP课程(Advanced Placement)是美国大学先修课,即在高中修读大学一年级课程,由大学理事会(College Board)主办全国统一的考试,在全美2万多所高中有60%的学校提供AP课程。包括哈佛、耶鲁等著名大学在内,已有22个国家3000多所大学承认AP课程。
AP课程主要有哪些科目?
美国高中AP课程有7个大类,38门课程。分别如下:
AP Capstone: AP Research,AP Seminar
Arts: AP Art History,AP Music Theory,AP Studio Art: 2-D Design,AP Studio Art: 3-D Design,AP Studio Art: Drawing
English: AP English Language and Composition,AP English Literature and Composition
History& Social Science: AP Comparative Government and Politics,AP European History,AP Human Geography,AP Macroeconomics,AP Microeconomics,AP Psychology
AP United States Government and Politics,AP United States History,AP World History
Math& Computer Science: AP Calculus AB,AP Calculus BC,AP Computer Science A,AP Computer Science Principles,AP Statistics
Sciences: AP Biology,AP Chemistry,AP Environmental Science,AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism,AP Physics C: Mechanics,AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based,AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
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.
最受欢迎的AP科目有哪些?
根据College Board截止到目前最新统计,参与人数最多的AP课程为:
- AP English Language and CompositionAP 英语语言与写作
- AP United States HistoryAP 美国历史
- AP Psychology AP 心理学
- AP Calculus AB AP 微积分 AB
- AP Spanish Language and Culture AP 西班牙语与文化
根据不同的年级划分,最受欢迎的AP课程排序如下:
9-10年级:
- AP Human Geography AP 人文地理
- AP World History: Modern AP 世界历史: 现代
- AP European History AP 欧洲史
- AP Seminar AP 研讨会
- AP Computer Science Principles AP 计算机科学原理
- AP world language and culture courses AP 世界语言和文化课程
11年级:
- AP English Language and Composition AP 英语语言与写作
- AP United States History AP 美国历史
- AP Psychology AP 心理学
- AP Biology or AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based AP 生物或 AP 物理 1:基于代数
- AP Seminar or AP Research AP 研讨课或 AP 研究课程
- AP Computer Science Principals AP 计算机科学原理
- AP Art and Design courses AP艺术与设计课程
12年级:
- AP English Literature and Composition AP 英语文学与写作
- AP United States Government and Politics AP 美国政府与政治
- AP Calculus AB or AP Statistics AP 微积分 AB 或 AP 统计学
- AP Psychology AP心理学
- AP Research AP研究
- AP Computer Science Principals or AP Computer Science A AP 计算机科学原理或 AP 计算机科学 A
- AP Art and Design courses AP艺术与设计课程