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Course Title: Biology Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 103201 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 9, 10,
11, 12
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 give a broad overview of biology. Students are presented a summary of topics
and focus on a pattern of unifying themes. Emphasis is placed upon the improvement of reading, and writing skills within
a science framework. Topics covered include but are not limited to: molecular and cellular biology, genetics, evolution
and ecology. Topics of Academic biology are taught at a slower pace and depth tailored to student needs. Activities,
laboratory experiments, and models are utilized to present 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 score is not calculated in the student’s final course grade.

Course Title: Academic Biology Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 103210 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): For 9 grade: Completion of Science 8 Open to Grades: 9, 10
th
Compacted/Extended with an 80% or higher
For 10 grade: Completion of previous science
th
course with an 80% or higher
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 an introductory course for college bound students. This course presents the
core ideas of biology within a pattern of unifying themes that help students understand the larger significance of the
details they are learning. Students are taught to think critically about concepts and relate them to the world in which
they live through science and engineering practices. Areas of study include molecular and cellular biology, genetics,
evolution, and ecology. Lab investigations, individual projects, and group projects 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 score
is not calculated in the student’s final course grade.

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