About the APUSH Course

"APUSH" is the commonly used abbreviation for the College Board backed course "Advanced Placement United States History." The course is generally offered as an elective to Sophomores and Juniors in high schools throughout the US.

An AP course is distinguished from a regular or honors course in several ways. First, it is supposed to be taught at the college level and should be equivalent to a survey course in US History. Second, students have the opportunity (and, as at HIES, may be required) to take a rigorous, comprehensive exam in early May over the subject matter. Third, students receive not only high school credits and grades, but may--if they score highly enough on the AP Exam and their University or College grants it--earn college credit.

For more information about the APUSH Course, see:

From the College Board

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