AP

Chemistry

  • Honors Chemistry AB or Chemistry AB with a grade of ‘A’ or ‘B’ and permission of the instructor. Algebra 2 AB concurrent enrollment required.

    Can be taken by Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors

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  • Section I: Multiple Choice

    60 Questions | 1 Hour 30 minutes | 50% of Exam Score (Calculator is now allowed on both sections)

    Questions are either discrete questions or question sets, in which students are provided with a stimulus or a set of data and a series of related questions.

    Section II: Free Response

    7 Questions | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

    There are 3 long-answer and 4 short-answer questions. Long-answer questions are worth 10 points each; short-answer questions are worth 4 points each.

    The questions assess all 6 of the course skills: models and representations, question and method, representing data and phenomena, model analysis, mathematical routines, and argumentation.

  • AP Chemistry

    5: 17.0%

    4: 27.0%

    3: 31.0%

    2: 17.0%

    1: 8.0%

    1: 22.0%

More Info

  • College Credit Oppurtunites

    A passing score typically grants 8 units (roughly 2 semester courses).

    (Click to see Full List of AP Credit at Colleges)

  • Course Synopsis

    AP Chemistry is an introductory college-level chemistry course. Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based lab investigations as they explore the four Big Ideas:

    - scale, proportion, and quantity

    - structure and properties of substances

    - transformations

    - energy

    College Board 2023

  • College Majors

    For those considering:

    - medical/healthcare field

    - pharmaceutical sciences

    - nuclear/chemical engineering

    (Click to see the College Board’s list). 

Complexity of Material Covered

On average, students gave a AP Chemistry a complexity score of 3.95 out of 5, which places the course in the higher complexity tier. Being a course taken by sophomores, juniors, and seniors, there is an expected larger range/variability in the data set.

We recommend planning a balanced schedule consisting of all three tiers of complexity: mild, moderate, and high to have a healthy school-life balance and avoid burnout.

All data was collected anonymously by Clovis West students who previously completed the course. Numbers represents the percentage of students who selected that reponse

Workload of AP Chemistry

On average, students gave AP Chemistry a workload score of 4.14 hours per week. This places AP Chemistry in the heavy workload tier.

We recommend planning a balanced schedule consisting of all three tiers of workload: mild, moderate, and heavy to have a healthy school-life balance and avoid burnout.

All data was collected anonymously from Clovis West students who previously completed the course. Amount of time students spend studying or doing homework per week. Numbers represent percentage of students who selected that response