Meet Oklahoma’s AP Requirement
Online through Horizon for Free

1 Unit | Fine Arts | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP 2-D Art and Design is an introductory college-level two-dimensional design course. Students refine and apply 2-D skills to ideas they develop throughout the course

1 Unit | Fine Arts | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Art History is an introductory college-level art history course. Students cultivate their understanding of art history through analyzing works of art and placing them in historical context as they explore concepts like culture and cultural interactions, theories and interpretations of art, the impact of materials, processes, and techniques on art and art making, and understanding purpose and audience in art historical analysis.

1 Unit | Science | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Biology is an introductory college-level biology course. Students cultivate their understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations as they explore topics like evolution, energetics, information storage and transfer, and system interactions.

1 Unit | Mathematics | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Calculus AB is designed to be the equivalent of a first semester college calculus course devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus. The course features a multi-representational approach to calculus, with concepts, results, and problems expressed graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. Exploring connections among these representations builds understanding of how calculus applies limits to develop important ideas, definitions, formulas, and theorems. A sustained emphasis on clear communication of methods, reasoning, justifications, and conclusions is essential. In May, students should plan to take the AP Calculus AB exam for possible college credit (each college determines credits earned). A fee is charged to take the AP exam.

1 Unit | Mathematics | Grades: 10, 11, 12

Explore the concepts, methods, and applications of differential and integral calculus, including topics such as parametric, polar, and vector functions, and series. You’ll perform experiments and investigations and solve problems by applying your knowledge and skills.

1 Unit | Science | Grades: 11, 12

The AP Chemistry course is equivalent to the general chemistry course taken during the first college year. The course is based on 9 Units and aligned with science practices integrated and spiraled throughout the course. This course is designed to be a second year high-school chemistry course. The pre-requisite for this course is the successful completion of Chemistry 1 and Algebra 2.

1 Unit | Computer Science and Technology | Grades: 10, 11, 12

Students will work to learn the skills necessary to understand and communicate how to develop a program, how to write original code using the Java programming language to solve problems, and how to troubleshoot existing code to debug programs. Course focuses on creative development processes, big ideas of modularity, variables, control, impacts of computing, and the primary unit objectives of the course include: understanding primitive types, object-oriented programming, Boolean expressions and if statements, iteration, writing classes, array, array lists, 2D array, inheritance, recursion. At the conclusion of the course, students should have strong confidence in sitting for both sections of the AP Computer Science A exam, multiple choice and Free Response Questions (FRQs).

1 Unit | Computer Science and Technology | Grades: 10, 11, 12

Students work to learn the principles that underlie the science of computing and develop the thinking skills that computer scientists use. This course fully prepares students to have confidence in completing all requirements for the AP Computer Science Principles exam. The course is structured around five main ideas: 1) Creative Development – how important collaboration is in developing programs and how to use an iterative process in your work. 2) Data – how computers handle data and how data can be used to produce new information and solve problems. 3) Algorithms and Programming – how to use algorithms and abstractions to create programs that solve problems or to express your own creativity. 4) Computer Systems and Networks – how computer systems and networks work and how using multiple computers to divide tasks can speed up processes. 5) Impact of Computing – the effects computing has had on societies, economies, and cultures and consider the legal and ethical responsibilities of programmers.

1 Unit | Science | Grades: 10, 11, 12

Students cultivate their understanding of the interrelationships of the natural world through inquiry-based lab investigations and field work as they explore concepts like the four Big Ideas; energy transfer, interactions between earth systems, interactions between different species and the environment, and sustainability.

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP European History is an introductory college-level European history course. Students cultivate their understanding of European history through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like interaction of Europe and the world; economic and commercial developments; cultural and intellectual developments; states and other institutions of power; social organization and development; national and European identity; and technological and scientific innovation

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore topics like patterns and spatial organization, human impacts and interactions with their environment, and spatial processes and societal changes.

1 Unit | English Language Arts | Grades: 11, 12

AP English Language and Composition focuses on the central question, “Why was a text important when it was written?” As we analyze a text from this perspective, considering how the author would have considered their purpose, audience, and situation, we also develop the transfer skills to make those determinations about our own writing. As such, we develop the skills to consider a rhetorical situation as both reader and writer, which we can use in any context. Given the course’s focus on the rhetorical situation, we will read and write in a variety of genres (both academic and professional) as we prepare for both the AP English Language and Composition Exam and collegiate-level, academic writing. Since most students have the potential to earn credit for a college composition course with the successful completion of this exam, students should expect that most writing assignments will go through multiple drafts, with teacher, peer, and self-evaluation all part of the writing and feedback process.

1 Unit | English Language Arts | Grades: 10, 11, 12

The AP English Literature and Composition course is designed and taught through a mixture of themes and genres to develop students’ skills of analyzing literature based on genre structures and characteristics and to develop students’ ability to connect related literature under an overarching theme while also engaging with the required Big Ideas. This course closely follows the requirements described in the Course and Exam Description (CED). Students will read and study a variety of novels, plays, poems, and short fiction from the 16th century to the present from Literature and Composition: Essential Voices, Essential Skills. Emphasis is placed on developing independent reading, writing, thinking, and analytical skills through experiencing and writing multi-paragraph, literature-based compositions with an emphasis on expository development and developing student voice. Students will practice writing through numerous timed essays, which will be revised, as well as longer, MLA-formatted, researched essays. Students will also practice oral communication and writing for various audiences. This course will help prepare the student for the rigors of a college education.

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Macroeconomics is an introductory college-level macroeconomics course. Students cultivate their understanding of the principles that apply to an economic system as a whole by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data as they explore concepts like economic measurements, markets, macroeconomic models, and macroeconomic policies

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Microeconomics is an introductory college-level microeconomics course. Students cultivate their understanding of the principles that apply to the functions of individual economic decision-makers by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data as they explore concepts like scarcity and markets; costs, benefits, and marginal analysis; production choices and behavior; and market inefficiency and public policy.

1 Unit | Science | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study, in-class activity, and hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory work as they explore concepts like systems, fields, force interactions, change, and conservation.

1 Unit | Mathematics | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Precalculus prepares students for other college-level mathematics and science courses. Through regular practice, students build deep mastery of modeling and functions, and they examine scenarios through multiple representations. The course framework delineates content and skills common to college precalculus courses that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science, and data science.

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Psychology is an introductory college-level psychology course. Students cultivate their understanding of the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes through inquiry-based investigations as they explore concepts like the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences, treatment of abnormal behavior, and social psychology.

1 Unit | World Languages | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP Spanish Language and Culture is equivalent to an intermediate level college course in Spanish. Students cultivate their understanding of Spanish language and culture by applying interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication in real-life situations as they explore concepts related to family and communities, personal and public identities, beauty and aesthetics, science and technology, contemporary life, and global challenges

1 Unit | Mathematics | Grades: 10, 11, 12

Students analyze data with calculators and computers, conduct classroom experiments, and perform simulations involving probabilistic concepts. Moreover, these students would not necessarily be enchanted by a traditional mathematics course. The AP Statistics course not only accommodates students with a wide variety of interests, it also serves those with a relatively wide range of math proficiency. Because the science, art, and practice of statistics differ significantly from other fields of mathematics, it is not surprising that this discipline is also taught differently. The purpose of AP Statistics is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Four broad conceptual themes are exploring data, planning a study, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference. Students are expected to take the AP exam and those who successfully complete the course and examination may receive credit, advanced placement, or both for a one-semester introductory college statistics course.

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP U.S. Government and Politics is an introductory college-level course in U.S. government and politics. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. government and politics through analysis of data and text-based sources as they explore topics like constitutionalism, liberty and order, civic participation in a representative democracy, competing policy-making interests, and methods of political analysis.

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP U.S. History is an introductory college-level U.S. history course. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. history from c. 1491 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.

1 Unit | Social Studies | Grades: 10, 11, 12

AP World History: Modern is an introductory college-level modern world history course. Students cultivate their understanding of world history from c. 1200 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation.

1 Unit | Science | Grades: 10, 11, 12

The Introduction to Advanced Chemistry course is a one-year introductory chemistry course, organized into eleven units and aligned with science practices integrated and spiraled throughout the course. The course is designed for 10th grade science students with a successful completion of Algebra 1. This course is the pre-requisite for AP Chemistry

1 Unit | Computer Science and Technology | Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12

Cybersecurity lays a Foundation for understanding cyber law and policy, Linux, networking technology basics, risk assessment, cryptography, and a variety of cybersecurity tools – all the essential knowledge and skills needed to begin a Future in the cybersecurity workforce. Not only does Cybersecurity introduce the breadth of cybersecurity concepts and skills to students, but it also prepares them to verify their technical know-how through the CompTIA Security+ certification

1 Unit | English Language Arts | Grades: 9

The purpose of Horizons Advanced English I is to train students to notice the critical features of a text so they may “unlock” the nuances of the author’s craft in order to better understand the message, intent, and impact of a text. These nuances will often include analysis of how the author’s use of word choice (both figurative language and literal meanings) can affect a reader. As students understand how authors use their craft both stylistically and for precision, they can begin to focus on their own writer’s craft by focusing first on academic sentence structure and then building upon these skills to develop well-organized paragraphs and, with academic growth, responses of greater length or complexity. Students and mentors may notice that the skills of analysis and response are emphasized during ELA coursework but easily transferable to many disciplines and areas of study. Advanced English encourages reading comprehension, analytical response, academic research, study of rhetorical techniques, and discussions throughout the curriculum.

1 Unit | English Language Arts | Grades: 10

Horizons Advanced English II builds on the foundation of the Horizons Advanced English I course by utilizing the recurrent OSDE ELA standards of instruction to achieve the continuing goal of developing the critical thinking skills that students will need for success in high school, college, and life. While Advanced English I introduces the fundamental routines of analytical reading, critical thinking, and evidence-based responses, Advanced English II directs students to apply those same scholarly discussions to new and various literary and non-fiction texts. These continuing learners will improve their awareness and appreciation of an author’s ability to masterfully manipulate language to serve the unique purpose of each writing. By continuing their studies of an author’s syntactical style and precision, students in Advanced English II can continue to practice crafting their own compositions into more refined essays and multi-modal responses in preparation for the challenges and nuances of advanced communication for both the collegiate campus and the workplace. Advanced English II (10th Grade) encourages reading comprehension, analytical response, academic research, study and utilization of rhetorical techniques, and discussions throughout the curriculum.

1 Unit | Mathematics | Grades: 10, 11, 12

Investigate how advanced mathematics concepts can solve problems encountered in operating national parks. The purpose of this course is to study functions and develop skills necessary for the study of calculus. The Pre-calculus course includes analytical geometry and trigonometry. Pre-calculus is an Honors level course.