Advanced Placement Classes

Novato High provides a wide variety of different AP classes.

  • Language and Composition (11th)
  • British Literature (12th)
  • US History (11th)
  • Government/Economics (12th)
  • Calculus
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • Spanish 5/6
  • Latin 5

Novato's Advanced Placement Program is designed to challenge and prepare students for college-level courses. AP courses are important because they are more rigorous than normal courses and students that take AP's can potentially earn college credits.

Benefits of Taking an AP Class

  • AP courses introduce students to college level work
  • Colleges greatly prefer students that take AP courses
  • AP courses are a good investment. Students who pass the AP test at the end of the year will earn college credit at many colleges.
  • Students become eligible for Scholar Awards
  • AP courses are worth a higher grade point on report cards than normal courses allowing a student to get above a 4.0