Originally Posted by momtofour
I was trying to differentiate between what Dude referenced - high schools having lots of courses called AP, and specific AP-approved classes for which there is a test.

There must be some misunderstanding, because I didn't intend to make such a distinction. There was an AP English track that lasted all four years of high school, and ended with an AP test. There was an AP math track that likewise ended with an AP test, though as far as I know that was only the AP Calculus test, because I don't remember being offered one for Trig/Pre-calc or Algebra II. This was many, many years ago.

So basically, while there wasn't a 1:1 relationship between AP classes and AP tests in every subject, every class called AP was directed towards preparing you for an AP test.