Advanced Placement (AP)

Advanced Placement (AP) courses give Jeffco students another way to earn college credit. At the end of an AP course, students must pass a standardized national test to qualify for college credit. Qualifying grades on AP exams may earn three to six credits for a single course, to up to three years of college standing. AP results are widely accepted for credit at most U.S. universities (approximately 3,800) and at approximately 640 international schools in 46 countries.

Students may earn college credit for scoring a three or higher on the AP exams. The credit is guaranteed to transfer, but it’s not guaranteed to apply to degree requirements. Please contact the colleges you wish to attend to see how your AP scores will be accepted.

Learn About AP Courses

Bear Creek High School offers a variety of honors courses to help students build the skills necessary to be successful in Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Once enrolled in an AP class, students must complete both semesters of the AP course and take the AP exam to receive the AP designation on their transcript. These grades are weighted.

Below are all the honors and AP courses currently offered at Bear Creek, pending registration requests.

• Algebra II
• American Government
• Biology
• Chemistry 
• English 9 and 10
• Geography
• Geometry
• Pre-Calculus

For a course overview of each of the respective courses, please visit the College Board website.

• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• AP Computer Science
• AP English Literature
• AP English Language
• AP U.S. History
• AP European History
• AP World History
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Government and Politics
• AP Human Geography
• AP Psychology
• AP Spanish
• AP Art – 2D and 3D
• AP Art History

Percentages are based on test scores of 3 or higher.

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We recommend that students take no more than three Advanced Placement classes per year.