What are the benefits of AP courses?

  • Taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams in high school could give you an advantage in college! 

    • An AP exam score could earn you college credits!
    • AP on your high school transcript shows colleges you're motivated to succeed and prepares you for the academic rigor of college.
    • All Peoria District high schools offer some AP course options. 
    • AP and honors courses improve the cumulative difficulty weight for class rank.
      • The Cumulative Difficulty Weight (CDW) is a measure of the overall rigor of a student's academic course load compared to that of other students and is utilized to determine class ranking for college entrance and scholarship opportunities.
      • To determine the CDW, the following weights are given: Honors credit = 1.33, Regular credits=1.00

AP Courses Offered in Peoria Unified

  • AP English Literature and Composition

    AP English Language and Composition

    AP Statistics

    AP Calculus I (AP Calculus AB)

    AP Calculus II (AP Calculus BC)

    AP Biology

    AP Chemistry

    AP Physics I

    AP Physics II

    AP Environmental Science

    AP World History

    AP AZ/US History (AP United States History)

    AP Macroeconomics and/or AP Microeconomics

    AP US Government and Politics

    AP Human Geography

    AP European History

    AP 2-D Design I

    AP 3-D Design I

    Check with the school you attend to find out which AP courses are offered at your school. Co-enrollment at another high school is sometimes an option for taking additional AP Courses. See your school counselor for more information.