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10 Most Popular Online AP Courses Right Now
July 14, 2025
Advanced Placement (AP) courses give ambitious high school students a chance to go deeper into their learning on subjects of interest, access content not always available in the typical high school curriculum, gain a competitive edge in college admissions, and potentially even earn college credits. Taking AP courses online further enhances these benefits by providing flexibility to take the courses at any time throughout the year, and make them fit into a student’s busy schedule, including those with a packed courseload during the regular academic year and/or will a full load of extracurriculars.
Apex Learning offers many of the most asked-for AP courses from today’s high school students. Here are the 10 most popular courses right now:
Students will learn to understand change from various perspectives: geometrically, visually, analytically, numerically, and verbally. The course emphasizes evaluating the soundness of solutions and applying mathematical reasoning to real-world models. Equivalent to an introductory college-level calculus course, it prepares students for the AP exam and further studies in science, engineering, and mathematics, focusing on deeper understanding beyond just finding correct answers.
This course studies individual and business behavior in markets. Students learn why product prices vary across locations and times, and how to identify patterns in economic behavior to explain buyer and seller actions. Topics include economic thinking, market functions, scarcity, competition, interest rates' influence on businesses, and government's role in a healthy economy. This course prepares students for the AP exam and future studies in business, history, and political science.
The AP Psychology course provides an overview of current psychological research methods and theories. Students explore therapies, examine normal human reactions, and investigate how people learn, think, and develop. The curriculum covers core psychological concepts like brain and sense functions, teaching students to gauge reactions, gather information, and synthesize findings. It also addresses study skills and information retention, preparing students for the AP exam and further studies in psychology or life sciences.
This course offers practical experience in collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting real-world data. Students learn to design and analyze research studies by evaluating examples from daily life, helping them determine the validity of poll or study results. AP Statistics prepares students for the AP exam and further study in diverse fields such as science, sociology, medicine, engineering, political science, geography, and business.
The AP Macroeconomics course explores the dynamics of the world economy, including how it changes monthly and how to identify economic trends. Students learn to use these trends to develop performance measures and predict economic growth or decline. The course also examines how individuals, institutions, and various influences affect people's lives through factors like employment rates, government spending, inflation, taxes, and production. This course prepares students for the AP exam and further studies in business, political science, and history.
This course provides the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies needed to understand natural world interrelationships. Integrating geology, biology, chemistry, and geography, it explores topics like natural systems, biogeochemical cycles, populations, resources, pollution, and human impacts. It prepares students for the AP exam and further study in science, health sciences, or engineering, emphasizing critical thinking through scientific inquiry and hands-on activities.
This course focuses on perfecting students' Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. It covers vocabulary, grammar, and cultural aspects, applied through extensive exercises. The course addresses themes such as Global Challenges, Science and Technology, and Personal and Public Identities. By course end, students are expected to have an expansive vocabulary, strong verb command, and the ability to use the language in various contexts, preparing them for the AP exam and further study.
AP Biology aims to build students' understanding of biology at both micro and macro scales, covering cell biology, evolution, information processing in living systems, and energy utilization. Equivalent to an introductory college-level biology course, it prepares students for the AP exam and future studies in science, health sciences, or engineering. The course emphasizes critical thinking, engagement with primary sources, and hands-on and virtual lab activities, including forming hypotheses, data analysis, and reporting findings.
AP U.S. History involves investigating American economics, politics, and culture through historical analysis, primary sources, research, and writing. Students connect historical elements to broader U.S. history trends, applying historical thinking skills. The course emphasizes critical reading, provides feedback-rich instruction, and includes application-oriented assignments to develop chronological reasoning, source interpretation, and argument construction, with extensive writing and discussion.
This course builds students' understanding of matter's nature and reactivity. The curriculum covers chemical reactions, electrochemistry, explaining material properties based on molecular structure and forces, laws of thermodynamics, molecular collisions, and matter reorganization. It also explores chemical equilibria, including acid-base equilibria. AP Chemistry prepares students for the AP exam and further studies in science, health sciences, or engineering, with a focus on developing critical thinking skills.
