AP Environmental Science

(Enrollment Based)

Course No. SCESPA

Prerequisite: On level or PAP Biology and on level or PAP Chemistry

Semesters: 2 Credits: 1

This course is to provide 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 human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. Students will use representations and models, apply mathematics, engage in scientific questioning, plan and implement data collection strategies, perform data analysis, work with scientific explanations and theories, and connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts, and representations in AP Science classes.

College Board Course Description