In-School Services

Advanced Coursework

Each department in the school offers enriched coursework at every grade level. Please review the APS Program of Studies for detailed descriptions of these courses. In some instances, prerequisites are suggested to help students meet the level of rigor expected in these courses. A student does not need to be identified for gifted services to take any course offered at Wakefield High School.

APS Advanced Placement Policies (new for 25-26 School Year).

Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the AP Capstone are offered for students who wish to take college level coursework during high school. Students are expected to do college level work within the class and will take the national Advanced Placement examination at the end of the course. The scores from these exams are sent to colleges and students may be able to skip freshman level courses when they enter college based on their scores (contact individual colleges and universities for the scores they accept for credit). All fees for these examinations will be paid by Arlington Public Schools.

AP Courses at Wakefield 2024-2025 (Check the Program of Studies for more information and most current offerings):

• Capstone Classes:
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Research
• English:
  • AP Language and Composition
  • AP Literature and Composition
• Fine Arts:
  • AP Art and Design Drawing
  • AP Art and Design 2D
  • AP Art and Design 3D
  • AP Art History
• Math:
  • AP Pre-Calculus
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics
• Science:
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Physics 1
  • AP Physics C
• Social Studies:
  • AP African American Studies
  • AP United States Government and Politics
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Microeconomics
  • AP Psychology
  • AP United States History
  • AP World History: Modern
• Technology:
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP Computer Science A
• World Languages:
  • AP Chinese Language and Culture
  • AP French Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Dual Enrollment (DE) courses are offered at Wakefield in partnership with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA).

2023-2024 DE courses offered at Wakefield (Check the Program of Studies for more information and most current offerings):

DE Courses at Wakefield 2024-2025

• English:
  • DE Composition
  • DE Literature (must take DE Comp first)
• Social Studies:
  • DE US/VA History
• Business:
  • DE Entrepreneurship
  • DE Entrepreneurship Advanced
• World Languages:
  • DE American Sign Language
  • DE Latin V
  • DE Spanish

Early Online College courses are offered asynchronously through NOVA includes a new Career Studies Certificate Program.

Advanced Academics Coach

Every high school in Arlington County has an Advanced Academics Coach. This person is responsible for:

• Coordinating the identification process for gifted services,
• Counseling students and parents about opportunities,
• Coordinating the application process for county and state programs for gifted students,
• Disseminating information about summer enrichment and internships,
• Providing staff development on strategies for differentiating curriculum,
• Instructing small groups for special projects and assisting teachers with unit development, resource materials, and special activities, and
• Serving as a liaison with the county Office of Advanced Academics and Talent Development.