Advanced Placement

Stevenson offers 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses to challenge even the strongest of students. AP courses are distinguished in that they prepare students to take a national standardized exam in May.  Stevenson's performance on the AP exams is quite exceptional. The exams are graded on a scale of one to five, with a three, four, or five being a passing grade, and thus eligible for college credit. In 2008, 202 of our students took AP exams. Of the 387 exams they took 90% received passing grades. You can learn more about the AP Program at the College Board's website. 

Our level 4 Honors and 5 Honors language courses also prepare students for the AP exams. Stevenson can prepare students for the following AP exams:

AP English Literature
AP European History
AP US History
AP World History (new for 2007-2008)
AP Economics: Microeconomics
AP Economics: Macroeconomics
AP French Language
AP Japanese Language and Culture
AP Latin: Vergil or Literature (alternating years)
AP Spanish Language
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science: Java
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics B
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Music Theory
AP Art: Drawing
AP Art: 2D Design
AP Art: 3D Design