To take this course, students must have taken Biology and Chemistry and received a grade of a B- or better. Permission from the biology and chemistry teachers is recommended. Course is geared to students interested and serious in science. Students are expected to avail themselves of the A.P. exam in May which, if passed successfully, may gain the student higher placement in college, credit, and the saving of money. The Salem School Committee has voted to assist students by paying the test fee.
Students also enjoy more stimulating studies in school.
Topics include molecular and cellular basis of life, organismal biology and populational biology. 10 This college preparatory course will cover relevant topics in chemistry, which is the study of the structure and interaction of different types of matter and energy. The descriptive and theoretical aspects of chemistry will be emphasized. Labs are included. Students taking this course should be thinking about going on to college, as this course satisfies university requirements for a lab course.