Atlantic Coast High School
AP Honors Academy Course Sequence
Students in the AP Honors program at ACHS must successfully complete a minimum of the following AP courses:
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English Language
English Literature
World History
US History
US Government and Politics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Environmental)
AP Mathematics course (Statistics, Calculus AB or Calculus BC)
1 elective AP course (ACHS offers AP Human Geography as the
9th grade AP course)
AP exams are administered to students in May, near the completion of each AP course.
Curriculum Area
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English
English 1 Hon
English 2 Hon
AP English Language
AP English Literature
History
AP Human Geography
AP World History
AP U.S. History
AP U.S. Government
and
AP Macroeconomics
Chemistry 1 Hon
Physics 1 Hon
AP Biology / Biology 2
or
AP Chemistry / Chemistry 2
or
AP Physics / Physics 2
or
AP Environmental Science
Algebra 2 Hon
Adv. Alg with Financial Apps
Science
Biology 1 Hon
Geometry Hon
AP Statistics
Analysis of Function
or
Adv. Alg with Financial Apps
Algebra 2 Hon
Mathematics
Pre-Calculus
(Most students will take Geometry
Hon. unless they completed
Geometry in Middle School)
Analysis of Function
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
Calculus AB
Pre-Calculus
Other
Requirements
HOPE (PE/Health)
*Strategies for Success in
College, Career and Life
& Literature in the Media
World Language
Students must complete 2 courses of the same world language before graduation.
ACHS offers Chinese, Latin, Spanish and American Sign Language
Electives
1 credit of Performing Fine Art during high school is required for graduation.
The AP Honors Academy at ACHS requires that students follow the course sequence as seen above in order to remain in the program. Students are
eligible to take classes through the Florida Virtual School (FLVS); however, FLVS can only be used as a tool for acceleration. Any FLVS courses to be
taken must be approved by the AP Honors counselor, who will discuss the impact on the AP Honors program of study.
*Strategies for Success in College, Career and Life is a FSCJ Dual Enrollment Course offered at ACHS.
Promotion Requirements
 To Grade 10: 5 credits including 1 English or 1 math
 To Grade 11: 12 credits including 2 English and any combination of 2 math and/or science
 To Grade 12: 18 credits including 3 English and any combination of 4 in math and/or science, a score of a level 2 or higher on the FCAT Science SSS, a
minimum grade point average (GPA) of a 1.5 on a 4.0 scale
 To Graduate: 24 required credits, 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, pass 10th grade FCAT
Requirements for Continuation in the AP Honors Program:
 Unweighted Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above
 Pass all classes each year
 Complete the required AP course(s) each year and take the required AP exam(s)
 District probation procedure applies