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At Fairfax High School, our goal is to develop lifelong learners. We do this through an academically challenging curriculum that stimulates curiosity and connects ideas across subject areas.
 
Fairfax High School offers 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses:
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP United States Government and Politics 
  • AP United States History
  • AP World History
  • AP English Language & Composition
  • AP English Literature & Composition
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics 
  • AP Biology
  • AP Physics 1
  • AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Literature and Culture
  • AP Studio Art: 2D-Design
  • AP Studio Art: Drawing
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Psychology
In addition, we offer 12 Honors courses.
 
The 2022 AP Exams will be administered in schools as paper-and-pencil* exams over two weeks in May: May 2–6 and May 9–13. AP coordinators are responsible for notifying students when and where to report for the exams. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by College Board is not permitted under any circumstances.
 
*As usual, AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams are administered in school on computers.
 
Late testing dates are available if students cannot test during the first two weeks of May. See the late-testing schedule.
 
Week 1 Morning 8 a.m.Local Time Afternoon 12 noonLocal Time
Monday,
May 2, 2022		 Japanese Language and CultureUnited States Government and Politics
Chemistry
Spanish Literature and Culture
Tuesday,
May 3, 2022		 Environmental Science Psychology
Wednesday,
May 4, 2022		 English Literature and Composition
Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science A
Thursday,
May 5, 2022
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Seminar
Statistics
Friday,
May 6, 2022
European History
United States History
Art History
Microeconomics
 
Art and Design: Friday, May 6, 2022, is the last day for AP coordinators to submit digital AP 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, and Drawing portfolios (by 8 p.m. ET) and to gather 2-D Art and Design and Drawing students for physical portfolio assembly. Teachers should forward completed digital Art and Design portfolios to coordinators before this date.
 
Week 2 Morning 8 a.m.Local Time Afternoon 12 noonLocal Time Afternoon 2 p.m.Local Time
Monday,
May 9, 2022		 Calculus ABCalculus BC Computer Science PrinciplesItalian Language and Culture  
Tuesday,
May 10, 2022		 English Language and Composition Physics C: Mechanics Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Wednesday,
May 11, 2022
Chinese Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture
 Biology  
Thursday,
May 12, 2022
French Language and Culture
World History: Modern
 Physics 1: Algebra-Based  
Friday,
May 13, 2022
German Language and Culture
Music Theory
Latin
Physics 2: Algebra Based
  

 

Please note:
  • AP coordinators should order alternate (late-testing) exams for students who would like to take exams that are scheduled for the same time.
  • Schools must begin the morning exam administration between 8 and 9 a.m. local time and the afternoon exam administration between 12 and 1 p.m. local time. The AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam must begin between 2 and 3 p.m. local time.
  • Schools in Alaska must begin the morning exam administration between 7 and 8 a.m. local time, and the afternoon exam administration between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. local time. The AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam in Alaska must begin between 1 and 2 p.m. local time.
  • AP Seminar end-of-course exams are only available to students taking AP Seminar at a school participating in the AP Capstone Diploma Program.
  • May 2, 2022 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for:
    • AP Seminar and AP Research students to submit performance tasks as final and their presentations to be scored by their AP Seminar or AP Research teachers.
    • AP Computer Science Principles students to submit their Create performance task as final.