Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and I’ve been spotting romance in unexpected places. Here is a list of AP courses that go well together, with overlapping skills or complementary material, to keep in mind as you’re choosing courses for next year!

AP Psychology and AP Statistics

This may be an unlikely couple, but there are some similarities when it comes to the statistics unit in AP Psych and learning how to analyze and interpret graphs in psychology studies and FRQs. Neither of these classes is super difficult, so I think both are manageable in one year.

AP English Language and Composition and AP U.S. History

In this relationship, I would say APUSH does more to support AP Lang than AP Lang does to support APUSH. When writing essays in AP Lang, I found it really helpful to talk about historical events that were fresh in my mind from APUSH when I couldn’t think of anything else. However, both involve a lot of essay writing, so there is an overlap in the skills required.

AP Government and Politics and AP U.S. History

This feels like more of an obvious one; both classes focus on the U.S. government and history, so it helps when memorizing important presidents, Supreme Court cases, and political events in general. AP Gov is less work than APUSH, so don’t be intimidated to take both in one year.

AP Environmental Science and AP Biology

This couple has a similar dynamic to AP Gov and APUSH: APES is the easier class between the two, and both cover very similar topics, especially with ecology, ecosystems, and evolution. In fact, I think it would be nice to take both in the same year, since you basically learn the AP Bio ecology unit early on in the year through APES, so when you get to ecology in AP Bio, it’s mostly just review.

AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics

AP Micro and AP Macro are a pretty popular couple—students often take both in one year, since they’re both one-semester classes. I haven’t taken both yet, but since they both cover economics, taking both in one year can help keep your mind fresh for the AP exam rather than having to either wait a semester or rush second semester before the exam!

AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A

It may feel redundant to take both APCSP and APCSA, but if you’re really into computer science, APCSP is a super easy class to take alongside APCSA. I’ve never taken APCSA, but I imagine it’s essentially a more advanced version of APCSP, so if you want that extra AP, this could be a good duo.

AP Calculus and AP Physics I

I save this one for last because it does combine two harder classes, but if you’re a math and science lover, this could be for you! Whether it’s AP Calculus AB or BC, concepts like derivatives and integrals are reflected in AP Physics I, although it is algebra-based, so you don’t actually need calculus for physics. However, I thought it was cool to recognize that a lot of the physics equations came from calculus.