AP Environmental

AP Environmental (0617) Credit 1.0

This course provides students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems, both natural and man-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. Laboratory and field work is an integral part of the course. A summer assignment is required.

Students must take the AP exam. AP test fee paid by students.

Prerequisite: Must have earned an A in Integrated Science A and/or at least a B in Integrated Science H; an A in Biology A or at least a B in Biology Honors, but may take concurrently with Biology H.