Advanced Placement

We offer up to 40 different Advanced Placement courses at our Senior School. AP courses act as university-level courses that you take while still in high school.

Dive deeper into many subjects or concentrate on a specific area of study. You will work with your academic advisor to design a schedule around your interests and strengths, and that align with your post-secondary goals.

You can earn first-year credits from many universities for passing AP exams.

"APs are one of the most amazing opportunities you’ll get here. This is a university-prep school and the APs are really what prepare you. But more than that – they expand your world and you will feel like everything is starting to connect." — Titobi from Calgary, AB

AP Courses and Programs

You can take 40 different Advanced Placement courses in a variety of subject areas – from calculus and psychology to art history and physics. We also offer a unique PhD-style program called AP Capstone.

Use the tabs below to see the Advanced Placement courses we offer and to learn about AP Capstone. Or download the list of Advanced Placement courses to read full course descriptions.

Senior School students conducting an experiment in the science lab

Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture
Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
French Language and Culture
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Physics 1
Physics 2
Physics C – Mechanics
Psychology
Research (part of the AP Capstone program)
Seminar (part of the AP Capstone program)
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
Art and Design (2D Design, 3D Design, Drawing)
World History

Senior School AP students Capstone presentation

Take your post-secondary prep to the next level and develop academics skills that will serve you well in university in this PhD-style program.

The AP Capstone program is about more than just learning content, but gaining university-level skills. Through the AP Seminar and Research courses, you’ll get in-depth experience researching, writing and presenting your findings. You’ll get to dig deep into subjects you’re passionate about. AP Capstone is your chance to experience writing and defending a thesis while in high school.

Typically, students will begin the AP Capstone program in Grade 11. Students take AP Seminar in Grade 11 and AP Research in Grade 12.

AP Seminar

In AP Seminar, students learn to examine different sides of complex topics. By viewing situations through different lenses, students begin making connections through cross-curricular areas to gain new perspectives.

The type of topics you will discuss may be academic, but they may also relate to current affairs such as genetic engineering or the influence of video games.

AP Seminar trains you to consider other points of view and use solid research to back up your argument.

AP Research

AP Research gives you the chance to deep-dive into your personal interests, in a manner similar to writing a thesis at university.

With the guidance of your teacher, you'll select a topic, conduct your own research and submit a final paper. You'll also be asked to orally defend your paper, just like you would in university.