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CORE COURSE OFFERINGS AT A GLANCE
Core courses are arranged by discipline (subject area or type of credit granted). Core subjects are English, Math, Science and Social Studies. Course offerings are subject to change and contingent
upon sufficient course enrollment. The credit earned will be applied in the manner most advantageous to the student.
Course State Course Course Title Course Description May Be Grade Credit Fall Spring Even Grad Odd Prerequisites
Number ID Applied* Level Years Grad
Years
THIS COURSE WILL introduce students to the natural sciences in an
interdisciplinary context that includes consideration of people and how they
have influenced natural systems. As such, environmental science
encompasses a broad spectrum of topics from different branches of scientific
study including geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and geography.
Advanced Placement Environmental Science (APES) is intended to be the
equivalent of a one-semester, introductory college course in environmental
Chemistry &
science. The goal of APES is 1) to provide students with the scientific Biology (Note:
AP principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the
133413 Science (Lab 1.0 credit / full X X students may be
133423 17525114 Environmental interrelationships of the natural world; 2) to identify and analyze Science credit) 11-12 year Part A Part B X X concurrently
Science A/B environmental problems both natural and human- made; 3) to evaluate the
relative risks associated with these problems; and, 4) to examine alternative enrolled in
solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. Strongly based in science, the Biology)
course is designed to fulfill a basic lab science requirement at the college
level. Data analysis, measurement, statistics, dimensional analysis and other
operations that require mathematical skills are emphasized. At Rio Rancho
High School, APES is offered to students who are capable of reading a
college level textbook on their own, can handle a rigorous academic
curriculum, and have a significant interest in environmental issues.

AP® Physics 1: Algebra-based is the first course in a two- year Completed
sequence equivalent to the first and second semesters of a typical Geometry and
introductory, algebra-based, college physics course. AP® Physics 1: concurrent
Algebra-based will provide an in-depth coverage of concepts using enrollment in
an inquiry-based approach. This course will help students develop Algebra II or
131813 1739513 AP Physics 1 (A/B) critical thinking and reasoning skills necessary to the study of all Science (Lab 9 - 12 1.0 credit / full year X X X X higher.
131823 science and many other disciplines. Topics covered in AP® Physics Science credit) Geometry can
1: Algebra-based include Kinematics, Forces, Momentum, Energy, be a co-
Circular and Rotational Motion, Mechanical Waves, and Introductory requisite with
Electrical Circuits.
Students are encouraged to take the national exam given in May instructor
which many colleges accept for college credit. permission.

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