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Course Title: Biology 1 Supplemental Credit Value: 0.5
Course Number: 103215 Term(s) Offered: Semester 1
Prerequisite(s): Based on Keystone test results and Open to Grades: 10, 11
recommendation
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Architecture and Construction Human Services
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Finance Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Health Science Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: This course is designed to help students understand the key concepts embedded into the Pennsylvania
Standards in Biology. The course will meet every day during semester 1. Students will be given an initial assessment on
Biology content and will work through a Biology Keystone preparation program. This program will allow students to
increase their understanding of the key concepts and demonstrate their understanding through the Biology Keystone Exam
or local assessment. This course is only available to students who have yet to achieve a score of proficient or advanced on
the Biology Keystone Exam.

Course Title: Honors Biology Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 103220 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Compacted Extended Science 8 Open to Grades: 9
with a 90% or higher and teacher
recommendation
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Architecture and Construction Human Services
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Finance Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Health Science Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: This course is designed to be a rigorous introductory course for college bound students interested in some
field of science or medicine. This class utilizes reading, writing, and higher order thinking skills in order to develop
competency in the sciences. Students analyze, interpret, and evaluate the validity of experimental data, in order to draw
conclusions about biological principles. Students taking Honors Biology should realize that there is an obligation to do a
considerable amount of work outside the classroom, both in individual studies and group work. Areas of study include
molecular and cellular biology, genetics, evolution and ecology. Lab investigations are used to demonstrate various
biological principles and to reinforce key concepts. All students completing a Biology course are required to take the end
of course Keystone Biology Exam as mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Keystone Exam grade
is not calculated in the student’s final course grade.

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