Advanced Placement (AP)

Own Your Potential

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is a national program established by the College Board organization. Students have the opportunity to engage in university-level courses with the potential to earn college credit by passing the AP exam in the designated content area. Rancho Mirage High School offers a variety of AP courses to challenge and expose students to post-secondary education.

Advanced Placement (AP) classes are on a weighted grading scale from 0.0 to 5.0 due to course difficulty being at the college level. Work ethic, consistency, and positive attitude are crucial to success.

AP Coordinator
Kim Ballard - Assistant Principal

AP Assistant
Patty Iparraguirre - Bilingual Office Specialist

AP Courses Offered*

*AP offerings vary each year based on student enrollment.
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC*
Chemistry*
Computer Science A*
Computer Science Principles*
English Language & Composition
English Literature & Composition
Environmental Science
French Language*
Human Geography*
Physics 1
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
U.S. Government & Politics
U.S. History
World History (new 20-21, replacing European History)