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AP Courses (High-Weighted¹) at York 2019-20, by Department AP Courses (High-Weighted¹) at York 2019-20, by Department Art Social Studies² AP Studio Art: Drawing AP US Government AP Studio Art: 3D Design AP US History AP Studio Art: 2D Design AP Psychology AP Art History AP Microeconomics AP Macroeconomics Industrial Tech AP European History AP Computer Science Principles AP Human Geography AP Computer Science A World Language English AP French AP Language & Composition AP Italian (ACP) AP Literature & Composition AP Spanish AP Research Sciences¹ Math AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP Calculus BC AP Environmental Science AP Statistics AP Physics 1 Music AP Physics 2 AP Physics C AP Music Theory AP Seminar¹,² Should you take an AP Course? To learn more about any AP Course and its curriculum, visit the York catalog and/or visit the College Board web site, where you can click the COURSE DETAILS tab, after clicking on a course title: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse Honors (High-Weighted¹) Courses at York 2019-20 (italics: new this year) Biology 9 H International Relations H English 9 H Chemistry H Sociology H English 10 H Physics H Constitutional Law H Composition 101 H (Senior) (ACP) American Studies H* Literature 101 H (Senior) (ACP) Business Management H (COD) Sociology H (ACP) Rhetoric 101 H (Senior) (ACP) Accounting II H US History H (ACP) Technical Writing H (Senior) (COD) Personal Finance H* (ACP COD) World History H Adv Topics in Comp Science H French, Spanish: 2H, 3H (ACP) & 4H (ACP) Freshman Geometry H Chinese: 2H, 3H & 4H 2D Game Design H (COD) Enriched Geometry H Spanish 1 Heritage H Engineering Drafting H PreCalculus H Spanish 2 Heritage H (ACP) Arch Drafting/CAD H Adv Algebra/Trig H Italian 2H, & 3H (ACP) Manufacturing Technology H Enr Adv Algebra/Trig H Functions & Finite Math H (ACP) Business INCubator Calc II & III (ACP) Refer to math course sequence ¹High-weighted courses: When calculating GPA for multiple semesters, the honors weight of .20 is multiplied by the total number of honors credits and then divided by the number of semesters the student has been in school. The resulting fraction is then added to the cumulative GPAs All AP Courses currently offered by College Board AP Capstone STEM AP Research AP Biology AP Seminar AP Calculus AB Arts AP Calculus BC AP Art History AP Chemistry AP Music Theory AP Computer Science A AP Studio Art: 2-D Design AP Computer Science Principles AP Studio Art: 3-D Design AP Environmental Science AP Studio Art: Drawing AP Physics 1 English AP Physics 2 AP English Language and Composition AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP English Literature and Composition AP Physics C: Mechanics History and Social Sciences AP Statistics AP Comparative Government and Politics World Languages and Cultures AP European History AP Chinese Language and Culture AP Human Geography AP French Language and Culture AP Macroeconomics AP German Language and Culture AP Microeconomics AP Italian Language and Culture AP Psychology AP Japanese Language and Culture AP United States Government and Politics AP Latin AP United States History AP Spanish Language and Culture AP World History AP Spanish Literature and Culture .
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