AP Environmental Science

Term: Year

Prerequisites: Two years of a laboratory science (one year of life science and one year of physical science preferred)

Credit: 1

Grade: 11, 12

Fee: Cost of AP exam; see fee schedule


Content is consistent with College Entrance Board Environmental Science Test.


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, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.