Advanced Placement

The City School District of Albany's high school and middle schools offer students a variety of advanced placement, honors, and accelerated courses. In fact, Albany High School offers students more than 16 AP courses--more than any other school in the Capital Region.

Below is a list of the AP courses offered to Albany students:

English

• AP English

• English 9HR (Enhanced)

Social Studies

• AP European History

• AP American History

• AP United State Government & Politics

• AP Economics

Mathematics

• Math A/B

• Pre-Calculus, HVCC/College Credit

• AP Math 12

• AP Math 12-2

• AP Statistics

Advanced Regents Sequence course requirements:

• Grade 9: Math A2 + Math A Regents

• Grade 10: Math B1

• Grade 11: Math B2

• Grade 12: AP Math or HVCC

With this sequence, students earn four math credits, take two Regents exams, earn one AP or college-level course credits.

Advanced Regents Diploma requirements:

• Three math credits

• A grade of 65% or higher on the Math A and Math B Regents

Accelerated Regents Sequence course requirements:

• Grade 9: Math A/Bx + Math A Regents

• Grade 10: Math Bx

• Grade 11: Math AP or HVCC

• Grade 12: Math AP or HVCC

With this sequence, students earn five math credits, take two Regents exams, and earn two AP or college-level course credits.

Accelerated Regents Diploma requirements:

• Three math credits

• A grade of 65% or higher on the Math A and Math B Regents

Science

• Living Environment: Biology Honors

• Living Environment: AP Biology

• Chemistry Regents Extended

• AP Chemistry

• AP Physics

Foreign Language

• Chinese 1 Accelerated

• Chinese 2/3R Accelerated

• French 2 Honors R

• French 3 Honors R

• AP French

• Spanish 2 Honors R

• Spanish 3 Honors R

• AP Spanish

Business Education

• Advanced Accounting

Art & Music

• Advanced Studio in Pottery & Sculpture

• Advanced Studio in Photography

• AP Music Theory

• Advanced Orchestra