ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
This course is a systematic study of human structure and function. Laboratory experiences include dissections of lower mammals and experiments focusing on human physiology. (This course requires a basic understanding of biology and chemistry and is offered as an elective to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.)

BIOLOGY I
This course is designed to present an overview of the biological sciences. Topics include: cell structure and function; genetics; evolution; organisms and populations; and ecology. (This course is usually taken during the freshmen year.)

BIOLOGY AP
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory biology course. Success in this course will often allow students, as college freshmen to undertake upper-level courses in biology, to register for courses for which biology is a prerequisite, or to fulfill a basic requirement for a laboratory science course. The topics and laboratory experiments are those regularly covered in a college biology course for majors. All students are expected to take the AP Biology Examination at the conclusion of the course. (Successful completion of Biology I and teacher approval are required. This course is usually offered to sophomores and seniors.)

CHEMISTRY I
This required laboratory and science course offers an overview of the expansive field of chemistry. Students will learn about the structure of matter, the physical and chemical changes such matter undergoes, chemical bonding, properties of solutions, basic thermodynamics, and quantitative relationships in chemical reactions. Problem solving skills will be emphasized. (This course requires the successful completion of Biology I and Geometry and concurrent enrollment in Algebra 2 and may be taken during the sophomore or junior year.)

CHEMISTRY AP
This course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. For some students, the course enables them to undertake, as freshmen, second-year work in the chemistry sequence, to register in courses in other fields where general chemistry is a prerequisite or fills the laboratory science requirement. Students should attain a depth of understanding of fundamentals and a reasonable competence in dealing with chemical problems. All students are expected to take the AP Chemistry Examination at the conclusion of the course. (Successful completion of Chemistry I and Algebra 2 teacher approval are requirements. This course may be taken during the junior or senior year.)

PHYSICS I
Physics is the study of the nature of matter and energy and the relationship between them. Topics include: the scientific method; scientific problem solving; mechanics; waves and optics; thermodynamics; electricity and magnetism; and modern physics. Applications to engineering and technology are emphasized. Proficiency in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry are required for extensive problem solving. (This course requires the successful completion of Algebra 2, concurrent enrollment in Pre-Calculus and may be taken during the junior or senior year.)

PHYSICS B AP
This course provides a systematic introduction to the main principles of physics and emphasizes the development of conceptual understanding and problem-solving ability using algebra and trigonometry, but rarely calculus. In most colleges, this is a one-year terminal course and is not the usual preparation for more advanced physics and engineering courses. However, the B course provides a foundation in physics for students in the life sciences, premedicine and some applied sciences, as well as other fields not directly related to science. Topics include: Newtonian mechanics; thermal physics; electricity and magnetism; waves and optics; and atomic and nuclear physics. All students are expected to take the Physics B AP Examination at the conclusion of the course. (Prerequisites include: successful completion of Physics I and Pre-Calculus; concurrent enrollment in Calculus or Statistics; and teacher approval. Students who have demonstrated high achievement in science and mathematics courses may be accepted into this course without having had Physics I.)

PHYSICS C AP
This course ordinarily forms the first part of the college sequence that serves as the foundation in physics for students majoring in the physical sciences or engineering. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and inn applying them to physical problems. The sequence is more intensive and analytic than that in the B course. Roughly one half-year is devoted to Newtonian mechanics and the other half to electricity and magnetism. All students are expected to take the Physics C AP Examination at the conclusion of the course. (Prerequisites include: successful completion of Physics I and Pre-Calculus; concurrent enrollment in or completion of Calculus; and teacher approval. Students who have demonstrated high achievement in science and mathematics courses may be accepted into this course without having had Physics I.)