Advanced Placement, or AP, classes are college level classes and exams taught on campus by WOHS teachers. Additional AP Courses are offered tuition free to our students through FLVS. 

Research consistently shows that AP students are better prepared for college than students who don’t take AP, regardless of their exam score. They’re more likely to enroll and stay in college, do well in their classes, and graduate in four years.

Taking AP can help students:

• Get a Head Start on College Credits
• Develop College Readiness Skills
• Discover Personal and Academic Passions
• Boost High School GPA

AP Courses and Exams in high school can also give students an advantage in college by letting them:

• Earn college credit and placement (AP Credit Policy Search Tool)
• Save Money and Time
• Stand Out to Colleges
• Expand options like a second degree, study abroad, or internships when in college.

No. All AP Classes and Exams are available at no cost to our students. 

AP courses are the most challenging and rigorous courses available to our students. Therefore, students who take AP classes should:

• Expect an increase in the amount of work/assignments/exams,
• Be ready and wiling to be challenged at the highest levels, 
• Demonstrate the ability to be “self starters,”
• Be comfortable communicating on their own with their teachers.

Students should talk to their Counselor, Teachers, and Ms. Maroth, our College and Career Specialist, to determine if AP classes are a good fit for their high school and post secondary goals. 

The following AP Courses are currently offered at West Orange HS:

• AP Capstone Diploma Program
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Research
• Arts
  • AP 2-D Art and Design
  • AP Drawing
  • AP Art History
• English
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition
• History and Social Sciences
  • AP European History
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Psychology
  • AP US Government and Politics
  • AP US History
  • AP World History: Modern
• Math and Computer Science
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Primciples
  • AP Precalculus
  • AP Statistics
• Sciences
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Physics 1: Algebra Based
  • AP Physics C: Electrcity and Magnetism
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
• AP World Languages and Cultures
  • AP French Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Literature and Culture

To get college credit or placement for your AP scores, you have to request that College Board send an official AP score report to the college. Click here for more information. 

Your AP scores could earn you college credit or advanced placement (meaning you could skip certain courses in college). Use this tool to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores.

Click here for the 2026 AP Exam Dates.