Grade of B or higher in Biology Honors and Chemistry Honors, B+ or higher in Biology and Chemistry
10th Grade Entry: Biology Honors. Those who have not taken Chemistry Honors will need to register for Chemistry Honors concurrently.
AP Biology students are required to complete a summer work packet as a supplement to their biology course preparation.
AP Biology is an introductory college-level biology course where students cultivate their understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations as they explore the following topics: evolution, cellular processes, energy and communication, genetics, information transfer, ecology and interactions. There is an emphasis on experimental design and the analysis and interpretation of data.
Students develop and apply the science practices throughout the course covering the four big ideas that underscore the biology unit concepts. These include the process of:
- How do biological systems use energy and molecular building blocks to grow, reproduce and maintain dynamic homeostasis?.
- How do living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes?
- How do biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions exhibit complex properties?
- How evolution drives the diversity and unity of life?
The course will have core unit formative/summative assessments, inquiry-based laboratories, and a mock examination in April using AP level questions and essay prompts.