AP Class Difficulty Ranking

Hey guys, I'm planning out my course schedule for next year and I wanted to get a sense of the difficulty levels of a few AP classes. Is there an official or generally accepted difficulty chart/ranking for AP classes?

The difficulty of AP courses can actually vary significantly depending on your personal strengths, weaknesses, and interests, as well as how the course is taught at your specific school. However, I can give you a general idea on what are generally considered the "easiest" and "hardest" AP courses, based on student perceptions and examination pass rates.

Commonly seen as the "easier" AP classes:

- AP Environmental Science

- AP Psychology

- AP Human Geography

Commonly seen as the "medium difficulty" AP classes:

- AP Biology

- AP Statistics

- AP World History

Commonly seen as the "difficult" AP classes:

- AP Calculus BC

- AP Physics C (either Mechanics or Electricity & Magnetism)

- AP Chemistry

I would recommend that you consider your academic strengths and the rigor of your school's AP offerings before making a decision. For example, if you have a knack for math and science, you might not find AP Calculus BC or AP Physics C to be as challenging as someone who excels in humanities subjects. Conversely, if you've always had a keen interest in social science or languages, courses like AP Psychology or AP Spanish might come easier to you.

Remember, the goal of taking AP classes is to challenge yourself and to expose yourself to the rigor of college-level courses. Choose classes that align with your academic interests and rate their difficulty based on your specific abilities and potential course load.