Each student is required to take the Advanced Placement Test in Biology administered in May by the College Entrance Examination Board. Criteria for admission include a superior grade average, a superior testing profile, and the appropriate teacher recommendation. Juniors who qualify for AP Biology must be concurrently enrolled in either Chemistry or Physics. Seniors who qualify for AP Biology and who are not concurrently enrolled in either Chemistry or Physics must obtain approval from the principal. Departmental Recommendation Physical Science Biology includes units on cell structures, cellular metabolism, genetics, evolution, interrelationships of organisms, bacteriology, ecological problems, populations, Microbiology, some historical development of modern biological ideas, and a general survey of the plant and animal kingdom.
Laboratory exercises supplement class work.
This course contains units on inorganic and organic chemistry. This course is primarily one in consumer biology. The content includes food and nutrition, overview of taxonomy, diseases, human systems including reproduction, development and genetics. This course meets five periods per week. Outside reading and individual laboratory work will be assigned.