As students prepare for college and careers, BISD encourages them to participate in challenging academic courses, such as Honors, Advanced Placement (AP) or Dual Credit. These course options provide students the opportunity to experience college-level curriculum and expectations prior to attending college. This section of the course guide will provide insight on these course types to help select the most appropriate courses while in high school.

The courses prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP), Dual Credit or college level courses. Courses available are:

Advanced Placement courses (AP) follow college-level curriculum in order to prepare students for participation and success on the AP Exam given at the end of each school year. By achieving a successful qualifying score on the AP Exam, a student may earn college credit from his/her respective college or university. More information on the AP program can be found on the College Board website.

Courses available are:

While in high school, students may earn credit for both college and high school by participating in and successfully completing a dual credit course. Dual credit means that the grade the student earns in the course will count for both college credit and high school credit. Students must meet admission requirements and potential prerequisites for the college in order to participate in dual credit courses, as well as meet the standard on the TSIA-2. Each dual credit course in the guide will have specific TSIA-2 and prerequisite information as well as the corresponding high school credit equivalent. Students will have to also register for dual credit courses with the college after selecting the dual credit course for BISD. More information on the Dual Credit program can be found on the BHS Dual Credit website.

For a specific list of courses see the 2023-2024 Course Crosswalk.