Science & Math

AP Calculus BC is a required class for the cohort that students will take in their Junior Year with a prerequisite of Honors Pre-Calculus. The AP Test is mandatory, as a student MUST score a 3 or higher on the exam to earn credit towards the Associates Degree.

Concepts

In AP Calculus BC, students learn:

• Limits

• Differentiation

• Integration

• Differential Equations

• Infinite Sums/Series

TIP: Students will also be asked to apply concepts from previous math classes. Retention of concepts from previous mathematics classes will make calculus much easier.

BIOL 161 is a class that students will take during the summer of their Junior Year at Heartland Community College. This class has a lecture and a lab component.  The lab component is in-person on HCC campus while the lecture portion is asynchronous. The lab component is centered around applying what students learn during the lecture component in a laboratory setting.

Concepts

In BIOL 161, students learn:

• Cell Biology

• Molecular Biology

• Genetics

• Evolution

CHEM 161 is an online course that students will take during the first semester of their Senior Year at Heartland Community College. This class has a lecture and a lab component. The lecture component is entirely online with videos explaining all of the information to learn for the week. The weekly lab component is centered around applying what students learn during the lecture component in a laboratory setting.

Concepts

In CHEM 161, students learn:

• Chemical Formulas

• Chemical Reactions

• Stoichiometry

• Molecular Structure

• Atomic Theory

• Chemical Bonding

• Behavior of solids, liquids, and gases

CHEM 162 is an online course that students will take during the second semester of their Senior Year at Heartland Community College. This class continues from where CHEM 161 leaves off. This class has a lecture and a lab component. The lecture component is entirely online with videos explaining all of the information to learn for the week. The weekly lab component is centered around applying what students learn during the lecture component in a laboratory setting.

Concepts

In CHEM 162, students learn:

• Kinetics

• Equilibrium

• Acids & Bases

• Thermodynamics

• Electrochemistry

• Nuclear Chemistry

• Properties of Transition Metals