Students investigate a variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of disease as they follow the life of a fictitious family. Students explore how to prevent and fight infection, screen & evaluate the code in human DNA; prevent, diagnose & treat cancer; and prevail when the organs of the body begin to fail.

This introductory course is designed to provide students the necessary foundational technical skills of Health Sciences and integrated subject matter in science, mathematics, and English/language arts required to move to advanced curriculum and content in Health Science and Medical Technology. Student will have the opportunity to experience a variety of options leading to the broad career selection of a specific pathways with in Health Science and Medical Technology. Students will learn about the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use in Biotechnology.

Biology is a laboratory, college- prep course that deals with the fundamental principles of cell biology, genetics, evolution and ecology in alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards. The course develops laboratory skills and the scientific processes of observation, comparison, c o m m u n i c a t i o n analysis, and evaluation. The rationale of the course is to equip students with the skills and knowledge of biology that will prepare them not only for college, but also for making informed decisions about issues that relate to biology that they encounter in their daily life. There is also an emphasis on developing values and attitudes that promote student’s personal involvement in issues affecting the environment and our society.