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Course Title: Advanced Placement Chemistry with Lab Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 103330 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors Chemistry with a 90% or Open to Grades: 11, 12
higher or teacher recommendation
Requirement(s): Summer work for this course: Students are strongly recommended to complete a review of first
year chemistry concepts which include nomenclature, writing net-ionic equations, and
stoichiometry. Materials and resources for this review are provided.
Students are required to complete the designated Advanced Placement exam at their own expense
(2019-2020 cost $94).
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Human Services
Architecture and Construction Information Technology
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Manufacturing
Health Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Description: This course is designed to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to that of an introductory
college course in chemistry and includes those topics covered in a typical college-level chemistry course. AP Chemistry
differs significantly from Honors Chemistry with respect to the range and depth of topics covered, the emphasis on chemical
calculations and the mathematical formulation of principles, the nature and variety of laboratory work done by students,
and the time and effort required of students. Students are prepared to meet the challenge of the AP Chemistry exam offered
in early May. Every incoming student is expected to come to AP Chemistry with a thorough understanding of the concepts
taught in first year chemistry. A recommended review packet is made available in the spring and should be completed
before beginning the AP Chemistry course in the fall. Students that can successfully complete this packet will have the
prerequisite understanding required for this course.

Course Title: Organic Chemistry Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 103350 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Academic Chemistry with a 90% Open to Grades: 11, 12
or higher, or completion of Honors Chemistry
with 80% or higher
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Information Technology
Architecture and Construction Manufacturing
Health Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Human Services
Description: This is a demanding lecture-oriented course that deals with the chemistry of carbon compounds with a strong
focus on nomenclature and structural formulas. Organic Chemistry has minimal math, but requires a lot of practice,
studying and long-term memorization. It has a story line - everything builds on what came before. This course is primarily
for those students intending to pursue a career in chemistry, biology, medicine, pharmacy, or physical therapy. Organic
Chemistry is one of the most challenging courses for pre-professional majors in college and students that have the
opportunity to take an introductory course in high school will learn the fundamentals to be successful in a typical college-
level organic course. Laboratory investigations will be used to supplement course topics.

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