The AP course is designed to be taken after the successful completion of a course in high school chemistry. The emphasis is on laboratory investigation. Topics include bones and muscles, body systems, and genetics. This course explores marine life and the underwater environment. This course teaches advance concepts in chemistry.
Instruction incorporates the inquiry method and to allow students to utilize the deductive method.
Laboratory exercises are an important part of the course, with computer assistance. This course is intended for students who are planning on science related college majors and who have mathematical skills and aptitudes for trigonometry and calculus. It includes topics not included in Physics I and develops reasoning and analytical skills not developed in general physics.