▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁a ▁demand ing ▁curr icul um ▁equivalent ▁to ▁an ▁entry - level ▁college / univers ity ▁course . ▁Currently ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 8 ▁AP ® ▁courses ▁offered , ▁including ▁English ▁Language ▁and ▁Com position , ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Com position , ▁United ▁States ▁History , ▁World ▁History , ▁Psych ology , ▁Chinese ▁Language ▁and ▁Culture , ▁Studio ▁Art : ▁ 2 - D ▁Design , ▁Bi ology , ▁Chem istry , ▁Environment al ▁Science , ▁Calcul us ▁AB ▁and ▁BC , ▁Mac roe conom ics , ▁Physics ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 , ▁Statistics , ▁Sem inar , ▁and ▁Research . ▁Stud ents ▁can ▁take ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 6 ▁AP ▁classes ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁below ▁a ▁ 3 . 8 ▁G PA ▁or ▁ 8 ▁AP ▁classes ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁above ▁a ▁ 3 . 8 ▁G PA . ▁ ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁courses ▁are ▁offered ▁starting ▁in ▁Gra de ▁ 1 0 . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁marks ▁the ▁char ter ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁AP ▁Cap stone ™ ▁program , ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁AP ▁Sem inar ▁for ▁select ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Gra de - 1 1 ▁class . ▁The ▁second ▁Cap stone ▁course , ▁AP ▁Research , ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁AP ▁Cap stone ▁is ▁a ▁College ▁Board ▁program ▁designed ▁to ▁equip ▁students ▁with ▁the ▁independent ▁research , ▁collabor ative ▁team work , ▁and ▁communication ▁skills ▁that ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁val ued ▁by ▁colleg es .