AP (Advanced Placement) is the College Board’s college-level course program; each course leads to a national exam in May, scored on a 5-point scale. TVT Community Day School’s Upper School Profile 2026-27 lists 24 AP courses, all of which earn an extra point at the school and are UC-certified honors courses weighted in UC applications. This page lists each course’s grade levels and prerequisites, explains what exam information the school publishes and which common AP courses it does not offer, and suggests course combinations by intended major.
AP Courses at TVT Community Day School
The table below for TVT Community Day School draws on the UC A-G list for 2026-27 and the 2026-27 course catalog; grade levels and prerequisites follow the catalog.
| AP course | A-G category, grades, and prerequisites |
|---|---|
| AP European History | Category a; grades 10-12; Early Modern History completed, with teacher approval; can replace the regular grade 10 history course |
| AP United States History | Category a; grade 11; teacher approval required |
| AP U.S. Government and Politics | Category a; grade 12; U.S. History completed, with teacher approval |
| AP Comparative Government and Politics | Category a; grades 11-12; one semester; teacher approval required |
| AP English Language and Composition | Category b; grade 11 (also open in grade 12); a successful writing sample plus a teacher recommendation or a qualifying English 10 grade |
| AP English Literature and Composition | Category b; grade 12; three years of English, plus two of three: grades, a placement score, or a teacher recommendation |
| AP Precalculus | Category c; by placement; two of three, including a test average of 93% in Algebra 2 / Trigonometry (83% in the honors section) |
| AP Calculus AB | Category c; by placement; Precalculus or AoPS Precalculus |
| AP Calculus BC | Category c; by placement; AP Calculus AB, AP Precalculus, or AoPS Precalculus, without AB required first |
| AP Statistics | Category c; by placement; Algebra 2 / Trigonometry |
| AP Computer Science A | Category c; grades 10-12; Introduction to Computer Science recommended, with a concurrent honors or AP math course at the Algebra 2 / Trigonometry level or higher |
| AP Biology | Category d; grades 11-12; physics, chemistry, and biology completed, with teacher approval |
| AP Chemistry | Category d; grades 11-12; physics and chemistry completed, with teacher approval |
| AP Physics 1 | Category d; grades 10-12; physics and geometry completed, with concurrent Algebra 2 and teacher approval |
| AP Physics C (Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism) | Category d; grades 10-12; physics and AP Precalculus completed, with concurrent AP Calculus; one course in the catalog, listed as two by UC |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | Category e; grades 11-12; Spanish 4 and a teacher recommendation |
| AP Spanish Literature and Culture | Category e; grades 11-12; AP Spanish Language and a teacher recommendation |
| AP Drawing and AP 2-D Art and Design | Category f; grade 12; titled AP Studio Art in the catalog, requiring Studio Art III and a portfolio submission; the Profile lists AP Studio Art as not offered in 2026-27 |
| AP Music Theory | Category f; grades 10-12; teacher approval required; the Profile lists it as not offered in 2026-27 |
| AP Macroeconomics | Category g; grades 11-12; one semester; a B+ or higher in an Algebra 2 course, with teacher approval |
| AP Psychology | Category g; grades 11-12; an A- or higher in a grade 10 or 11 history and social science course, with teacher approval |
| AP Environmental Science | Listed in the Profile but not offered in 2026-27; not on the UC list for 2026-27 |
The Upper School Profile 2026-27 lists 24 AP courses and 26 honors courses, and marks AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, and AP Studio Art as not offered in 2026-27. The Upper School page states 22 AP courses. The UC 2026-27 A-G list registers 23 AP courses: it adds AP 2-D Art and Design, omits AP Environmental Science, and lists AP Physics C Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism separately.
AP Exam Information Published by TVT Community Day School
TVT publishes an AP pass rate but not the total number of AP exams, results by subject, or AP Scholar counts. The share of scores of 3 or higher used on this site’s public high school pages is calculated per exam; this school’s figure has no stated basis and should not be compared directly.
| Pass rate | The Upper School Profile 2026-27 states a 97% AP pass rate, and the TVT at a Glance page states 96%. Neither gives the year, the number of exams, or whether a pass means a score of 3 or higher |
|---|---|
| Exam fee and weighting | AP exams cost $110 each (2026-27 Tuition & Fee Schedule). Under the school's weighting rule, AP courses add 1 point to the course grade |
| Adding and leveling down | Returning students who want to add an AP course with summer work must do so by June 27 at 3:00 p.m. (or the preceding Friday if June 27 falls on a weekend); AP courses without summer work can be added through the first day of school. Students may move down from AP to honors at the semester mark (for example, from AP Chemistry to Honors Chemistry) without academic penalty |
AP Courses TVT Community Day School Does Not Offer
The following AP courses are common in UC applications but are not offered at TVT in 2026-27.
- AP World History: Modern: grade 9 world history is Early Modern History, and grade 10 students may take AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Microeconomics: the only economics course is the one-semester AP Macroeconomics
- AP Computer Science Principles: the introductory computing course is Introduction to Computer Science
- AP Physics 2
- AP Environmental Science: listed in the Profile but not offered in 2026-27
- AP Art History
- AP Chinese, AP French, AP Latin: the only world languages are Hebrew and Spanish, and Spanish is the only AP language
- AP Seminar / Research
Two gaps matter most. The first is AP World History: TVT’s grade 9 world history course is Early Modern History, and the grade 10 AP option is AP European History, so students who want AP World History need to take it outside the school. The second is AP Physics 2 and AP Computer Science Principles: TVT’s physics sequence moves from AP Physics 1 straight to the calculus-based AP Physics C, and computing moves from the introductory course straight to AP Computer Science A, so neither the second-year algebra-based physics course nor AP Computer Science Principles is offered. For most students in science and engineering, AP Physics C and AP Computer Science A matter more than these two courses, so the effect of this gap is limited.
TVT Community Day School: AP Course List
The table below for TVT Community Day School comes from the UC A-G list for 2026-27; the notes column gives the catalog title, whether the course runs this year, and the transcript abbreviations.
History & Social Sciences
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP European History | AP | 10-12 | Early Modern History or Honors Early Modern History (or equivalent); teacher approval requiredFull year; may replace Global Conflicts of the 20th Century in grade 10; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP European History; AP Mod Euro Hist | a |
| AP Government and Politics Comparative | AP | 11-12 | Teacher approval requiredOne semester; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Comparative Gov and Politics | a |
| AP Government and Politics United States | AP | 12 | 20th Century United States History or AP United States History; teacher approval requiredFulfills the grade 12 U.S. Government expectation; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Government and Politics United States; AP US Government and Politics | a |
| AP United States History | AP | 11 | Teacher approval requiredFull year; may replace 20th Century United States History in grade 11; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP United States History; APUSHist | a |
| AP Macroeconomics | AP | 11-12 | A B+ or higher in an Algebra 2 course; teacher approval requiredOne semester; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Macro; AP Macroeconomics | g |
| AP Psychology | AP | 11-12 | An A- or higher in a grade 10 or 11 history and social science course; teacher approval requiredFull year; the catalog lists it under both History & Social Sciences and Science; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Psyc | g |
English
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP English Language and Composition | AP | 11-12 | English 10 or English 10 Honors; a successful writing sample plus a teacher recommendation or an A- in English 10 (B+ in English 10 Honors)May replace English 11 in grade 11; also open in grade 12; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Engl Lang | b |
| AP English Literature and Composition | AP | 12 | Three years of English; two of the following: an A- in English 11 or a B+ in AP English Language, a qualifying placement score, or a teacher recommendationThe AP option for grade 12 English; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP English Lit; AP English Literature and Composition | b |
Mathematics
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Calculus AB | AP | — | Precalculus or AoPS Algebra 2/Trigonometry and Precalculus; two of the following: a test average of 90% in Precalculus (80% in AP Precalculus), a qualifying Calculus placement score, or a teacher recommendationIncludes about one month of AP exam review; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Calc AB | c |
| AP Calculus BC | AP | — | AP Calculus AB, AP Precalculus, or AoPS Algebra 2/Trigonometry and Precalculus; two of the following: a teacher recommendation, a test average of 90% in AP Precalculus, or 80% in AP Calculus ABAP Calculus AB is not required first; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Calc BC; CALCULUS BC AP | c |
| AP Precalculus | AP | — | Algebra 2 / Trigonometry; two of the following: a test average of 93% in Algebra 2 / Trigonometry (83% in the honors section), a qualifying placement score, or a teacher recommendationThe course ends with an introduction to differential calculus; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP PreCalculus | c |
| AP Statistics | AP | — | Algebra 2 / Trigonometry; a teacher recommendation, or a test average of 80% in Honors Algebra 2 / Trigonometry (85% in the regular section)UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Stat | c |
Engineering & Computer Science
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Computer Science A | AP | 10-12 | Introduction to Computer Science recommended; corequisite of an honors or AP math course at the Algebra 2 / Trigonometry level or higherTaught in Java; UC classifies it as category c mathematics; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Computer Science A | c |
Science
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Biology | AP | 11-12 | Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Algebra 1; teacher approval requiredUC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Bio | d |
| AP Chemistry | AP | 11-12 | Physics, Chemistry, and Algebra 1; teacher approval requiredUC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Chem; AP Chemistry | d |
| AP Physics 1 | AP | 10-12 | Physics and Geometry, with concurrent Algebra 2; teacher approval requiredUC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Phys 1 | d |
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | AP | 10-12 | Physics and AP Precalculus, with concurrent AP Calculus AB or BC; teacher approval requiredThe catalog combines electricity and magnetism with mechanics in one course (AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism and Mechanics); UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Physics C; AP Physics C: Elec & Mag; AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | d |
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | AP | 10-12 | Physics and AP Precalculus, with concurrent AP Calculus AB or BC; teacher approval requiredTaught in the same course as AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Physics C; AP Physics C: Mech; AP Physics C: Mechanics | d |
World Languages
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | AP | 11-12 | Spanish 4 and a teacher recommendationUC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Span Lang | e |
| AP Spanish Literature and Culture | AP | 11-12 | AP Spanish Language and a teacher recommendationUC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Spanish Literature & Culture | e |
Visual & Performing Arts
| Course | Level | Grades | Prerequisites / Conditions / Notes | UC A-G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP 2D Art and Design | AP | 12 | Studio Art III, teacher approval, and a portfolio submissionCatalog title: AP Studio Art; the School Profile lists AP Studio Art as not offered in 2026-27; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Studio Art: 2-D Design | f |
| AP Drawing | AP | 12 | Studio Art III, teacher approval, and a portfolio submissionAP Drawing appears in the School Profile list of AP courses; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Drawing | f |
| AP Music Theory | AP | 10-12 | Teacher approval requiredThe School Profile lists it as not offered in 2026-27; the course catalog does not; UC-certified; weighted in the UC GPA; UC transcript abbreviations: AP Music Theory | f |
TVT Community Day School: Course Combinations by Intended Major
The combinations below for TVT Community Day School use only courses in the course catalog and on the school’s UC list for 2026-27, arranged by the catalog’s grade levels and prerequisites; confirm with college counseling and teachers before registering. Jewish Studies is taken every year and is not repeated below.
AP at TVT Community Day School: Frequently Asked Questions
Irvine families often ask: how many AP courses does TVT Community Day School actually offer?
Three official sources give different numbers. The Upper School Profile 2026-27 lists 24 AP courses and marks AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, and AP Studio Art as not offered in 2026-27; the Upper School page states 22; and the UC A-G list for 2026-27 registers 23, listing AP Physics C Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism separately, while the course catalog combines them into one course. All AP courses are UC-certified honors courses and also earn an extra point at the school.
Irvine families want to know: what is TVT Community Day School's AP pass rate?
The Upper School Profile 2026-27 states a 97% AP pass rate, and the TVT at a Glance page states 96%. Neither gives the year or number of exams, or says whether a pass means a score of 3 or higher, and the school does not publish results by subject or AP Scholar counts. According to the 2026-27 fee schedule, AP exams cost $110 each.
Irvine families should note: which AP courses does TVT Community Day School not offer?
According to the 2026-27 course catalog and Profile, TVT does not offer AP World History, AP Human Geography, AP Microeconomics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics 2, AP Art History, AP Chinese, or AP Seminar and Research; AP Environmental Science appears in the Profile but is not offered in 2026-27. The only AP languages are Spanish Language and Culture and Spanish Literature and Culture.
For an Irvine student taking AP at TVT Community Day School, what are the grade levels and entry requirements?
The course catalog lists grade levels and prerequisites for each course. From grade 10, students may take AP European History, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C, and AP Computer Science A; AP United States History and AP English Language come in grade 11; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Comparative Government are open to grades 11 and 12; and AP English Literature and AP U.S. Government come in grade 12. Most AP courses require teacher approval, and math AP placement depends on test averages and placement exams.
Irvine families often ask: with Jewish Studies every year at TVT, how many AP courses can a student take?
TVT students in grades 9 through 12 may take up to eight courses per year. Under the graduation requirements, English, history and social science, Jewish Studies, math, science, and world language usually take one slot each in grades 9 through 11, and English, history, math, and science can themselves be taken in AP versions; only about two slots are truly extra. The number of AP courses therefore depends mainly on how many required courses are taken at the AP level, rather than on adding more courses.
