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This page links to a multitude of other pages which contain information about specific classes you may take in middle or high school. Please note that this information is based on the authors' experiences in Fairfax County Public Schools, and other schools may teach core subjects differently. AP and IB classes will be taught more uniformly; however, keep in mind that the authors' experiences and opinions are their own and do not reflect that of FCPS, the IB organization, or the College Board.

Middle School

English

Math 7

Math 8

Algebra I

Geometry

Life Sciences

Physics/Chemistry

Spanish

French

German

Latin

Health & PE

US History

Civics

High School
Health & PE

English

English 9/10/11/12

Dual Enrollment English

AP Language

AP Literature

IB English A: Literature (2-year course)

Mathematics

Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Precalculus & Trigonometry

Probability & Statistics

Linear Algebra

IB Math Studies (1-year course)

IB Mathematics Standard Level (SL) (2-year course)

IB Mathematics Higher Level (HL) (2-year course)

IB Further Mathematics (1-year course)

AP Calculus AB[under construction]

AP Calculus BC[under construction]

Science

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Geosystems [under construction]

AP Biology [under construction]

AP Chemistry [under construction]

AP Physics B [under construction]

AP Physics C Mechanics [under construction]

AP Physics C E&M [under construction]

IB Biology (2-year course)

IB Chemistry (2-year course)

IB Physics (2-year course)

World Languages

Spanish

French

German

Latin

Japanese

IB Spanish (2-year course)

IB French (2-year course)

IB German (2-year course)

IB Latin (2-year course)

IB Japanese (2-year course)

Social Studies

World History

Dual Enrollment World History [under construction]

Government

US/VA History (in Virginia)

AP US Government & Politics

AP US History

AP World History

IB History of the Americas

IB History