Through Advanced Placement, you enter a universe of knowledge that might otherwise remain unexplored in high school. AP courses are university-level courses offered during high school. By getting excellent grades in AP College Board exams, you have the opportunity to earn equivalent credit or advanced standing in courses at many Canadian and U.S. colleges and universities. Your university instructor would evaluate which assignments you might be given credit for in his/her course, or if you might be given credit for an entire entry-level university course.

Entrance to most universities is generally based on a high overall average of all courses, not whether or not you took AP or IB, but on the final marks in your courses. Check your university's website for specific information.

Here are just a few reasons to sign up:

Broaden Your Intellectual Horizons 

• Explore the world from a variety of perspectives, most importantly your own 
• Study subjects which interest you in greater depth and detail
• Finish the AP course in early May, freeing up exploration time
• Assume the responsibility of reasoning, analyzing, and understanding for yourself 

Gain the Edge in University Preparation

• Get a head start on university-level work; check the university site(s) for specifics
• Improve your writing skills and sharpen your problem-solving techniques
• Develop the study habits necessary for tackling rigorous course work

Stand Out in the University Admissions Process

• Demonstrate your maturity and readiness for university
• Show your willingness to push yourself to learn more 
• Emphasize your commitment to academic excellence 

Advanced Placement Courses Unique to Queen Elizabeth High School

AP Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism (Physics 35)

• Credits: 5
• Prerequisite: Physics 30
• enrich understanding of the following topics: Newton’s Laws, Circular Motion, Torque and Rotational Statics, Oscillations and Gravitations, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Waves and Optics
• enhance analytical and research skills through participation in research projects, field work, and off-campus visits to develop world readiness skills
• make discoveries and engage in the world critically and analytically
• acknowledge the speed with which scientific discoveries and research continuously expand scientific knowledge

Capstone 25, 35

• Credits: 5 each
• Prerequisite: ELA 20-1 for Capstone 25 b; Capstone 25 for the 35 level
• engage in independent research and in-depth discussions
• work in collaborative teams to investigate several perspectives of issues
• write academic papers and present and defend research choices
• develop diplomacy, consensus, editing and reflection
• move from collecting and interpreting the work of others to synthesizing collected work with your own original research to develop new understandings of complex issues at the 35-level