AP & Capstone
Advanced Placement at the breadth of a major university — and the College Board's most recognized research credential.
An authorized AP Capstone school.
High Bluff Academy is an authorized AP Capstone school and an official College Board testing site (CEEB 053036). Students complete AP coursework and sit for their exams on the same campus where they learn every day — no scrambling for an outside testing seat in May. AP courses are available across our in-person, online, and self-paced programs.
The full AP slate.
Every AP course HBA offers, drawn live from our course catalogue — so this list is always current.
Mathematics
- •AP Calculus AB
- •AP Calculus BC
- •AP Precalculus
- •AP Statistics
Science
- •AP Biology
- •AP Chemistry
- •AP Environmental Science
- •AP Physics 1
- •AP Physics 2
- •AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- •AP Physics C: Mechanics
Computer Science
- •AP Computer Science A
- •AP Computer Science Principles
Social science
- •AP African American Studies
- •AP Business with Personal Finance
- •AP Comparative Government and Politics
- •AP European History
- •AP Human Geography
- •AP Macroeconomics
- •AP Microeconomics
- •AP Psychology
- •AP United States Government and Politics
- •AP United States History
- •AP World History: Modern
English language arts
- •AP English Language and Composition
- •AP English Literature and Composition
- •AP Research
- •AP Seminar
World languages
- •AP Chinese Language and Culture
- •AP French Language and Culture
- •AP Spanish Language and Culture
Electives
- •AP 3D Art and Design
- •AP Art History
- •AP Music Theory
AP course availability may vary based on student enrollment and demand.
A research credential most high schools can’t offer.
The AP Capstone Diploma is the College Board’s most recognized research distinction — earned alongside a student’s other coursework and explicitly valued by selective universities, including Stanford, the UC system, and NYU.
- Step 01
AP Seminar
A year of team research, argument, and presentation. Live instructor only.
- Step 02
AP Research
An independent, year-long academic paper and defense. Live instructor only.
- Step 03
Four more AP exams
Any four additional AP exams, in subjects the student chooses.
Complete all three and a student earns the full AP Capstone Diploma. AP Seminar and AP Research on their own earn the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.
Plan an ambitious course load.
See how AP courses fit into the full catalogue and our graduation requirements — or talk to admissions about the right slate for your student.