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This Advanced Placement course is offered to college-bound juniors and seniors who would like a second year
of chemistry. Students will cover the approximate equivalent of a first-year college chemistry course. This
course consists of independent study from a college chemistry text, lectures, problem-solving, and selected
laboratory experiments. This course is also designed to help students prepare for the Advanced Placement
Chemistry Exam, and meets six (6) periods a week.

Course #
Credits
Grade
Course Name
567 AP Physics 1 11-12 6

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors Chemistry/Chemistry, and teacher recommendation/department
approval.
This Advanced Placement course is equivalent to a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics. The
course covers Newtonian mechanics, including rotational dynamics and angular momentum, work energy and
power, and mechanical waves and sound. It will also introduce electric circuits. This lab course meets six (6)
periods a week.

Course #
Course Name
568 AP Physics 2 12 Credits
Grade
6

Prerequisite: Successful completion of AP Physics 1, and teacher recommendation and department approval.
This Advanced Placement course is equivalent to a second-semester college course in algebra-based physics.
The course covers fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics and atomic and nuclear
physics. This lab course meets six (6) times a week.

Course #
Credits
Course Name
Grade
566 AP Environmental Science 11-12 6

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Biology & Chemistry or Physical Science, teacher recommendation and
department approval.
The goal of this course is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts and methodologies required
to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems, both
natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems and to examine
alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. This course will consist of independent study from a
college environmental science text, lectures and selected laboratory experiments. It is also designed to help
prepare students for the Advanced Placement Environmental Science Exam and meets six (6) periods a week.

Course #
Credits
Course Name
Grade
514 AP Seminar - Bioinformatics 10-12 5

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors Biology, teacher recommendation and department approval.
Completion of Bioinformatics (549) also recommended (but not required). Interested students must complete
the application process for entrance into this AP Capstone Program. This program is a two-year commitment to
both AP seminar and AP research. A parent meeting is also required for entrance into this program.
This full year elective course is the foundational class needed for the two-year AP Capstone diploma. AP Seminar
is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations where they can explore the
complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry
framework, students synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in written
essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as a team. Ultimately, the
course aims to equip students with the power to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision
so they can craft and communicate evidence-based arguments.

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