Curriculum Level: Advanced Placement 

Type of Examination: Advanced Placement Exam 

Prerequisite: Successful completion of  Regents Living Environment, Earth Science, and Chemistry 

Grade: 11, 12 

Credit: 1 

DESCRIPTION 

Students who are interested in the environment and enjoy a challenge should take this course! The course covers the scientific principles and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world; to identify problems, the relative risks associated with these problems; and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. This is an interdisciplinary subject where concepts from ecology, geology, sociology, biology and chemistry converge to further your understanding of the Earth and life upon it. The laboratory component is integrated with the content with an emphasis on the design of well-developed experiments. 

TEXT: Friedland, Andrew and Rick Relyea. Environmental Science for the AP® Course. 4th Edition. New York, NY: Bedford, Freeman, and Worth, 2023.

WORK EXPECTATIONS 

Students are expected to participate in class discussions and lab work. Quizzes, homework, projects and tests are used to monitor progress. Students must be willing to commit time for their studies and the extensive reading required in the course.  Students are required to take the AP examination in May.