Anonymous
Post 01/25/2026 09:32     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Some take Hon Physics or more typically AP Physics 1 alongside Hon Chem in 10th so they have more room for the double period science APs later.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 22:20     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
AP Seminar is a 10th grade class. There are 2 versions available and each school picks the one they offer. AP Seminar 10 is considered a core English class. AP Seminar is considered an English elective and students must still take a core English class. Many of the skills taught in this course are repeated again in AP Lang which makes 11th grade English easy.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 20:54     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What electives and APs do you take in 10th besides APUSH if you are not doing band/music?

English
Math
APUSh
Language
Chem
?
?

Doesn’t it make sense to take Honors Physics and Chem both in 10th?


My DC will be taking Health and a PLTW class as 10th electives. If your DC is interested in a STEM AP for 10th perhaps AP Comp Sci Principles would interest them.


Comp sci principles is a dog of a class and the only reason anyone takes it because it satisfies th stupid Maryland tech requirement. AP Java is a slightly more useful class but does not satisfy the tech requirement.


What other APs can be taken in 10th besides APUSH? Or AP comp sci?


Churchill parent here again. Kids here take APUSH (or Honors USH) in 9th, then can take AP US Gov in 10th.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 20:47     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:Do students take both or just one honors science class in 10th grade?


Mine did Honor Chem and AP Physics 1 in 10th.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 20:45     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What electives and APs do you take in 10th besides APUSH if you are not doing band/music?

English
Math
APUSh
Language
Chem
?
?

Doesn’t it make sense to take Honors Physics and Chem both in 10th?


My DC will be taking Health and a PLTW class as 10th electives. If your DC is interested in a STEM AP for 10th perhaps AP Comp Sci Principles would interest them.


Comp sci principles is a dog of a class and the only reason anyone takes it because it satisfies th stupid Maryland tech requirement. AP Java is a slightly more useful class but does not satisfy the tech requirement.


What other APs can be taken in 10th besides APUSH? Or AP comp sci?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 20:44     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What electives and APs do you take in 10th besides APUSH if you are not doing band/music?

English
Math
APUSh
Language
Chem
?
?

Doesn’t it make sense to take Honors Physics and Chem both in 10th?


My DC will be taking Health and a PLTW class as 10th electives. If your DC is interested in a STEM AP for 10th perhaps AP Comp Sci Principles would interest them.


Comp sci principles is a dog of a class and the only reason anyone takes it because it satisfies th stupid Maryland tech requirement. AP Java is a slightly more useful class but does not satisfy the tech requirement.


I believe AP Java does satisfy the tech requirement now. This is at least what we were told at Churchill. If it turns out it doesn't, we'll have him take something else in one of the remaining years.

My kid's using his 3 electives on WL 5, Band, and AP Java. Plans to take Health over the summer. He's considering engineering, so I think it makes sense to take an AP CS class (he is currently taking Computer Programming 1.)
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 17:24     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can take both at the same time if you want, but kids usually take them consecutively, not because they’re difficult, but because they have other courses to take.

If you’re figuring out how to cram STEM classes to get all 3 science APs as well, take Honors in the summer, and/or request that at least one pre-req be waived. This is what my kid did. They skipped Honors Bio, and did Health and Honors Physics in the summer. AP Bio and AP Chem are double periods, so hard to fit in with other courses unless you finagle a bit.


That’s great your kid’s school offers AP Science and WL classes. How would this work with IB courses? Some are 2 years


I don't know about IB, you might need to ask your kid's counselor. But science is more advanced in the AP curriculum (and writing in general and Humanities may be better developed in the IB curriculum).
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 16:43     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:You can take both at the same time if you want, but kids usually take them consecutively, not because they’re difficult, but because they have other courses to take.

If you’re figuring out how to cram STEM classes to get all 3 science APs as well, take Honors in the summer, and/or request that at least one pre-req be waived. This is what my kid did. They skipped Honors Bio, and did Health and Honors Physics in the summer. AP Bio and AP Chem are double periods, so hard to fit in with other courses unless you finagle a bit.


That’s great your kid’s school offers AP Science and WL classes. How would this work with IB courses? Some are 2 years
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 16:42     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What electives and APs do you take in 10th besides APUSH if you are not doing band/music?

English
Math
APUSh
Language
Chem
?
?

Doesn’t it make sense to take Honors Physics and Chem both in 10th?


My DC will be taking Health and a PLTW class as 10th electives. If your DC is interested in a STEM AP for 10th perhaps AP Comp Sci Principles would interest them.


Comp sci principles is a dog of a class and the only reason anyone takes it because it satisfies th stupid Maryland tech requirement. AP Java is a slightly more useful class but does not satisfy the tech requirement.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 16:41     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
One of mine did both but that’s unusual. He’s basically taking 3 years of AP physics because he really likes it and wants to do engineering. He also loves chem so did honors chem 10th and AP chem 11th.

Most kids do chem in 10th grade — that’s what my two other kids did.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 16:29     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Anonymous wrote:What electives and APs do you take in 10th besides APUSH if you are not doing band/music?

English
Math
APUSh
Language
Chem
?
?

Doesn’t it make sense to take Honors Physics and Chem both in 10th?


My DC will be taking Health and a PLTW class as 10th electives. If your DC is interested in a STEM AP for 10th perhaps AP Comp Sci Principles would interest them.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 16:09     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
You can take both at the same time if you want, but kids usually take them consecutively, not because they’re difficult, but because they have other courses to take.

If you’re figuring out how to cram STEM classes to get all 3 science APs as well, take Honors in the summer, and/or request that at least one pre-req be waived. This is what my kid did. They skipped Honors Bio, and did Health and Honors Physics in the summer. AP Bio and AP Chem are double periods, so hard to fit in with other courses unless you finagle a bit.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 15:20     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
What electives and APs do you take in 10th besides APUSH if you are not doing band/music?

English
Math
APUSh
Language
Chem
?
?

Doesn’t it make sense to take Honors Physics and Chem both in 10th?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 14:05     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Chem in 10, physics in 11
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 14:03     Subject: Honors Chem or Physics or both in 10th
Do students take both or just one honors science class in 10th grade?