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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.

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. This is a pass/fail course. Students are required to pass the class and sit for the
Biology Keystone Exam to fulfill PRHS graduation requirements.

Course Title: Honors Biology Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 103220 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Science 8 Open to Grades: 9
Compacted/Extended 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 and projects (individual and group)
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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