DC - Course has dual credit opportunity available.
QR - Course can fulfill the quantitative reasoning requirement.
Prerequisites: none | Grade: 9
Biology I incorporates high school Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts to help students gain a three dimensional understanding of Biology topics. Disciplinary Core Ideas for this course include From Molecules to Organisms, Ecosystems, Heredity and Biological Evolution. Instruction focuses on the observation of phenomena to develop an understanding of how scientific knowledge is acquired.
Prerequisites: Algebra I (can be taken concurrently) | Grade: 10, 11
Integrated Chemistry and Physics incorporates high school Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts to help students gain a three-dimensional understanding of Chemistry and Physics topics. Disciplinary Core Ideas for this course include Matter and its Interactions, Forces, Energy, and Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer. Instruction focuses on the observation of phenomena to develop an understanding of how scientific knowledge is acquired.
Prerequisites: B in Algebra I | Grade: 10, 11, 12
Chemistry I incorporates high school Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts to help students gain a three dimensional understanding of Chemistry topics. Disciplinary Core Ideas for this course include Matter and its Interactions and Energy. Instruction focuses on the observation of phenomena to develop an understanding of how scientific knowledge is acquired.
Prerequisites: Algebra I and Algebra II (can be taken concurrently) | Grade: 10 with teacher recommendation, 11, 12
Physics I incorporates high school Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts to help students gain a three dimensional understanding of Physics topics. Disciplinary Core Ideas for this course include Forces and Interactions, Energy, Wave Properties, and Electromagnetic Radiation. Instruction focuses on the observation of phenomena to develop an understanding of how scientific knowledge is acquired.
Prerequisites: None | Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Earth and Space Science incorporates high school Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts to help students gain a three dimensional understanding of Earth and Space Science topics. Disciplinary Core Ideas for this course include Earth's Place in the Universe, Earth's Systems, and Human Interaction with Earth's Systems. Instruction focuses on the observation of phenomena to develop an understanding of how scientific knowledge is acquired.
Prerequisites: Biology I | Grade: 10, 11, 12
Forensic Science is the use of scientific methods or expertise to investigate crimes or examine evidence that might be presented in a court of law. Forensic science comprises a diverse array of disciplines, from fingerprint and DNA analysis to anthropology and wildlife forensics.
Prerequisites: B in Biology I | Grade: 10, 11, 12
Biology II is an advanced laboratory, field, and literature investigations-based course. Students enrolled in Biology II examine in greater depth the structures, functions, and processes of living organisms. Students also analyze and describe the relationship of Earth’s living organisms to each other and to the environment in which they live. In this course, students refine their scientific inquiry skills as they collaboratively and independently apply their knowledge of the unifying themes of biology to biological questions and problems related to personal and community issues in the life sciences.
Prerequisites: C in Biology I | Grade: 10, 11, 12
Anatomy & Physiology is a course in which students investigate concepts related to Health Science, with emphasis on interdependence of systems and contributions of each system to the maintenance of a healthy body. It introduces students to the cell, which is the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms, and covers tissues, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems as an integrated unit. Through instruction, including laboratory activities, students apply concepts associated with Human Anatomy & Physiology. Students will understand the structure, organization and function of the various components of the healthy body in order to apply this knowledge in all health related fields.
Prerequisites: B in Biology 1, Chemistry 1 | Grade: 10, 11, 12
AP Environmental Science is a course based on content established and copyrighted by the College Board. The course is not intended to be used as a dual credit course. Students enrolled in AP Environmental Science investigate the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.
Prerequisites: Algebra I | Grade: 11, 12
AP Physics 1 is a course based on the content established and copyrighted by the College Board. The course is not intended to be used as a dual credit course. AP Physics 1: Algebra- based is equivalent to a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics. The course includes Newtonian mechanics (including rotational dynamics and angular momentum); work, energy, and power; mechanical waves and sound. It will also introduce electric circuits.
Prerequisites: Chemistry I & Algebra I | Grade: 11, 12
Chemistry II is an extended laboratory, field, and literature investigations-based course. Students enrolled in Chemistry II examine the chemical reactions of matter in living and nonliving materials. Based on the unifying themes of chemistry and the application of physical and mathematical models of the interactions of matter, students use the methods of scientific inquiry to answer chemical questions and solve problems concerning personal needs and community issues related to chemistry.