AP Courses
AP African American Studies
AP American Gov’t & Politics
AP Art History
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Capstone Seminar American Studies (English 10)
AP Capstone Research American Studies (English 11)
AP Capstone Seminar RAHP (Gr.11)
AP Capstone Research RAHP (Gr. 12)
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science Principles
AP English Language and Composition
AP English 12 Literature and Composition
AP Environmental Science
AP European History
Advanced Placement Weighting
The following course will receive AP course weighting if student sits for AP Exam:
Calculus C/D
AP French V
AP Human Geography
AP Latin V
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Music Theory
AP Physics I
AP Physics II
AP Physics C: E&M
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Psychology
AP Spanish V
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art I
AP Studio Art II
AP U.S. History I
AP U.S. History II
Students scheduled for Advanced Placement courses are expected to take the AP examinations. Any student enrolled in an AP course who does not sit for the AP examination will receive Honors weighting. If a student does not take the AP exam, the course will appear as an AP course with Honors weighting on the transcript.
Students in 11th and 12th grade are permitted to take a maximum of 5 AP classes. Students enrolled in RAHP are permitted to take 5 AP classes in addition to AP RAHP Seminar.
AP Self Study
Students are welcome but not encouraged to take self-study options for AP courses. AP courses require extreme rigor and are best taken in a standard classroom environment at Ridgewood High School.
Any student taking the self-study option will be afforded the opportunity to take the AP exam at Ridgewood HS for AP courses offered for that student's grade level. For example, a 10th grade student would not be able to self-study for Statistics AP because that course is not offered to 10th grade students. 9th grade students are not eligible for AP courses or exams. Please understand the self-study option will not count for high school credit or appear on the transcript.
AP World Language Self-Study Courses Not Offered at RHS
Students who would like to take the self-study option in a AP World Language course that is not offered at RHS, will have the opportunity to do so every other year beginning in 2021. These courses include Japanese, Chinese, German and Italian.