Make Honors Count with AP
Recommended Courses and Their Honors Equivalents
Instead of adding new AP courses to a full schedule, replace existing honors sections with AP using your current staff and master schedule. The result is simple: Your school can give advanced academic work more value and visibility while supporting students as they pursue strong college options.
| Course | Easy Swap for | College Course Equivalent |
| AP Biology | Biology 11H, Biology 12H | Two-semester college introductory biology course for biology majors |
| AP Calculus AB | Calculus 11H, Calculus 12H | First-semester college calculus course |
| AP English Language and Composition | English 11H, English 12H | Introductory college rhetoric and writing curriculum |
| English Literature and Composition | English 11H, English 12H | Introductory college-level literature and writing curriculum |
| AP Macroeconomics | Macroeconomics 11H, Macroeconomics 12H | One-semester introductory college course in economics |
| AP Microeconomics | Microeconomics 11H, Microeconomics 12H | One-semester introductory college course in economics |
| AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based | Physics 11H, Physics 12H | First course in an introductory college sequence in algebra-based physics |
| AP Precalculus | Precalculus 11H, Precalculus 12H | First-semester college precalculus course |
| AP U.S. Government and Politics | Government 11H, Government 12H | Introductory college course in U.S. government and politics |
| AP U.S. History | U.S. History 11H, U.S. History 12H | Two-semester introductory college course in U.S. history |
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How These Courses Can Work in Your School
Replace, not rebuild: Swap an existing course with its AP equivalent—using the staff, schedule, and structures you already have.
What These Courses Enable
Alignment: Stronger connection between your AP offerings and your school’s goals
Easy Implementation: Opportunity to use existing courses, staff, and schedules
Availability: Chance for more students to strengthen the academic record they present to colleges
Growth: Focused way to grow AP by adding the courses right for your school
Why This Matters
Because AP is stronger and easier for colleges to interpret than honors alone, making honors count with AP enhances your honors program. Give students the opportunity to stand out in college admissions.
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Flyer: Make Honors Count with AP Overview
Turning strong honors courses into AP courses can make existing rigor more visible in the college admissions process. AP is stronger and easier for colleges to interpret than honors alone.