General Education vs. Honors vs. Advanced Placement 

25-26 School Year Available AP and Honors Courses

We offer AP and honors courses through ChoicePlus Academy and Edgenuity.  We also adopt AP and honors courses from Apex Learning, ASU Prep, BYU, iLead, and UC Scout. If you are interested in an AP or honors course from a different vendor, please contact your HST. 

For the 25-26 school year, we provide/recognize the following honors courses: 

• History/Social Studies: all levels

• English: English 9-12

• Math: Algebra II and higher

• Science: Biology, Chemistry, & Physics

• World Language: Year 3 and higher

*Please note that the UC/CSU system calculates their own GPA for admissions purposes. Their calculation does not allow for a GPA boost for honors courses taken in 9th grade. Students should check with their individual colleges and review how their GPAs will be recalculated on the application. To review the GPA calculation for the UC/CSU system, please check here.

**Please note that earning a “C” or higher in the A portion of an AP course is a required prerequisite to the B portion.

General Education Courses

General education courses are preparatory courses for all high school students. These courses are content standards-aligned, meeting California state requirements, and preparing all students for college. 

Honors Courses

Honors courses are more rigorous than general education courses, academically challenging, and accelerated. These courses push students to learn content at a more in-depth level. Further, honors courses can be a great way for students to prepare themselves if they would like to take the advanced placement level of the course. Teachers will have higher expectations from students, such as more preparation and studying for course projects, assignments, exams, and essays. 

Advanced Placement Courses

Advanced placement courses are college-level and a College Board program. These courses are rigorous, expectations are for students to submit college-quality work and handle a higher assignment workload. For more information please see, the College Board website. AP courses may be taken in the following categories: 

• English

• Social Sciences

• Mathematics

• Science

• Visual and Performing Arts

• Computer science

• World languages and cultures 

Depending upon university/college policy Students may earn college credit based on their standardized AP exam scores taken at the end of each school year.