AP® Chinese Class

Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture (commonly known as AP Chinese) is a course offered as a part of the Advanced Placement Program. Through AP's college-level courses and exams, students can earn college credit and advanced placement, stand out in the admission process, and learn from some of the most skilled, dedicated, and inspiring teachers in the world.

The AP Chinese course is roughly equivalent to a 4th semester college course. The course and exam incorporate Chinese cultural information within the teaching of reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the language.

Although the AP Chinese course and examination is based on Mandarin/Putonghua Chinese, the exam provides its questions using both traditional and simplified characters, enabling students with knowledge of either type of characters to take the exam. Similarly, student responses using either set of characters are accepted.

For more information about this course please contact Kevin Lee at k_lee@cais.org or (415) 865-6010 at the Chinese American International School (CAIS). All classes will be held on the
CAIS campus located at 150 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.