​COLLEGE PREPARATORY BIOLOGY

• Course: 201

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 9

• NCAA Accepted

• *Required for Graduation

• This course provides a general introduction to students in the major areas of biology: the chemical basis of life, basic biological principles, bioenergetics, homeostasis and transport, cell growth and reproduction, genetics, the theory of evolution and ecology. This study is accomplished by student involvement through laboratory investigations dealing with scientific problem-solving, scientific inquiry, independent student work, group projects, and the development of student reasoning. 

• Prerequisites: None

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HONORS BIOLOGY 

• Course: 202

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 9

• NCAA Accepted

• *Required for Graduation

• This course provides a rigorous introduction to students in the major areas of biology: the chemical basis of life, basic biological principles, bioenergetics, homeostasis and transport, cell growth and reproduction, genetics, the theory of evolution and ecology. This study is accomplished by student involvement through laboratory investigations dealing with scientific problem-solving, scientific inquiry, independent student work, group projects, and the development of student reasoning. 

• Prerequisites: 8th Grade teacher recommendation.

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY

• Course: 203

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle.

• Credit: 1.25

• Grade: 10, 11, 12

• Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• ​The AP Biology course is designed to develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. Biological concepts are spread across four big ideas:
  1) The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
  2) Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.  
    3) Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
  4) Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.

• Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry (may be taken concurrently)

 

COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 

• Course: 220

• Credit: 1

• ​Grade: 10, 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course will investigate interactions that are occurring in the natural world. The general topics covered include natural resources, ecosystems, pollution, energy, and biodiversity with a particular focus on sustainability. The course will demonstrate the interdependence of the sciences in dealing with these topics as well as increase student awareness of environmental issues. 

• Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry (may be taken concurrently)

 

ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• Course: 222

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle

• Credit: 1.25

• ​Grade: 10, 11, 12

• ​Weight: .05

• ​NCAA Accepted

• The Advanced Placement Environmental Science course is designed to be the equivalent of a one-semester introductory college course in environmental science. It is an interdisciplinary course that will apply students' prior knowledge to investigate the interrelationships of the natural world. The course will follow the outline developed by the College Examination Board. Topics covered include: ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, population dynamics, environmental toxicology, energy, air pollution, water pollution, biodiversity, soils, and solid and hazardous materials. 

• Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry (may be taken concurrently).

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY 

• Course: 240

• Credit: 1

• ​Grade: 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course will blend discussion of concepts with extensive laboratory experience. Students will be introduced to modern molecular biology techniques, including basic recombinant DNA techniques, polymerase chain reaction, and DNA sequence analysis. Microbiology, fermentation, as well as the practical and ethical application of biotechnology in our society will be highlighted. Science education and technology education will fuse around the backdrop of six major themes: agriculture, bio materials, genetic engineering, medical technology, regulations and safety, and resource recovery. 

• Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry

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HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 

• Course: 241

• Credit: 1

• ​Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course will investigate the structure and functioning of the human body and body systems. Topics covered will include the anatomical terminology, cells, tissues as well as the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic/immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Students will engage in many topics and competencies related to the structure and function of the human body through group work, class discussions, case studies, and laboratory investigations.

• Prerequisites: Biology (may be taken concurrently).

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​​​COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHEMISTRY 

• Course: 211

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 10, 11, 12

• NCAA Accepted

• This course is a year long, lab-based course that uses phenomena to anchor discussions and lessons about energy, matter, and how it interacts with our lives. Students will model atomic structure, chemical reactions, nuclear processes, and the ways in which these impact Earth on a global and bulk scale. This course is aligned with the PA State Science Standards (STEELS) in Chemistry.  

• Prerequisites: None

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HONORS CHEMISTRY 

• Course: 212

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 10, 11, 12

• NCAA Accepted

• This course is a year long, lab based course that will prepare students to take AP Chemistry and/or college-level chemistry. This course will provide students the opportunity to develop an understanding of chemistry concepts and skills on an honors/pre-AP level.  The focus will include emphasis on analytical reading and writing, strategic use of mathematics, and attention to modeling while practicing and developing routines that help to strengthen important critical thinking skills. This course is aligned with the PA State Science Standards in Chemistry and the College Board Pre-AP curriculum. 

• Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Algebra II/Trig OR concurrent enrollment in Algebra II with Biology teacher recommendation.

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT CHEMISTRY

• Course: 215

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle.

• Credit: 1.25

• Grade: 11, 12

• ​Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• The Advanced Placement course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first year of college and includes an extensive laboratory program. Topics include the structure of matter, states of matter, chemical reactions, chemical equilibria, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. The course follows the guide for AP Chemistry developed by the College Entrance Examination Board. Summer assignments are required.

• Prerequisites: Honors Chemistry (OR CP Chemistry with Chemistry teacher recommendation), Precalculus (may be taken concurrently).

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COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHYSICS

• Course: 230

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course is designed to give students an understanding of the fundamentals and practices of physics and includes a study of motion, forces, energy, waves, sound, light, electric fields, and magnetic fields. Throughout the course, students will engage in hands-on laboratory activities and investigations to help them develop scientific inquiry and data analysis skills. They will also be encouraged to make connections between the physics concepts they are learning and real-world applications.

• Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra I

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1

• Course: 232

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 11, 12

• Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• This algebra-based physics course is intended for students considering a potential career within a field of STEM and is designed to prepare students to take the AP Physics 1 Exam. Topics include a study of motion, forces, work, energy, power, momentum, torque, rotation, oscillations, and fluids. Students taking this course are expected to have strong math skills, as a major emphasis will be placed on data analysis and integrated problem solving. The course follows the guide for AP Physics 1 developed by the College Entrance Examination Board.

• Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra II/Trigonometry or Algebra II and Trigonometry

 

​ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C 

• Course: 234

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle

• Credit: 1.25

• Grade: 12

• Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• This calculus-based physics course is designed to prepare students to take both the AP Physics Mechanics and the AP Physics Electricity and Magnetism Exams. Topics include translational and rotational motion, forces, energy, momentum, gravitation, oscillations, electric fields and potential, electric circuits, magnetism, and electromagnetism. The course follows the guide for AP Physics C developed by the College Entrance Examination Board.

• Prerequisites: Completion of Honors Physics or AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB or BC (may be taken concurrently)

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY

• Course: 203

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle.

• Credit: 1.25

• Grade: 10, 11, 12

• Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• ​The AP Biology course is designed to develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. Biological concepts are spread across four big ideas:
  1) The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
  2) Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
  3) Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes.
  4) Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.

• Prerequisites: Biology, Chemistry (may be taken concurrently)

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT CHEMISTRY

• Course: 215

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle.

• Credit: 1.25

• Grade: 11, 12

• ​Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• The Advanced Placement course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first year of college and includes an extensive laboratory program. Topics include the structure of matter, states of matter, chemical reactions, chemical equilibria, chemical kinetics, and thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. The course follows the guide for A.P. Chemistry developed by the College Entrance Examination Board. Summer assignments are required.

• Prerequisites: Honors Chemistry (OR CP Chemistry with Chemistry teacher recommendation), Precalculus (may be taken concurrently)

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• Course: 222

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle

• Credit: 1.25

• ​Grade: 10, 11, 12

• ​Weight: .05

• ​NCAA Accepted

• The Advanced Placement Environmental Science course is designed to be the equivalent of a one-semester introductory college course in environmental science. It is an interdisciplinary course that will apply students' prior knowledge to investigate the interrelationships of the natural world. The course will follow the outline developed by the College Examination Board. Topics covered include: ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, population dynamics, environmental toxicology, energy, air pollution, water pollution, biodiversity, soils, and solid and hazardous materials. 

• Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry (may be taken concurrently)

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1

• Course: 232

• Credit: 1

• Grade: 11, 12

• Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• This algebra-based physics course is intended for students considering a potential career within a field of STEM and is designed to prepare students to take the AP Physics 1 Exam. Topics include a study of motion, forces, work, energy, power, momentum, torque, rotation, oscillations, and fluids. Students taking this course are expected to have strong math skills, as a major emphasis will be placed on data analysis and integrated problem solving. The course follows the guide for AP Physics 1 developed by the College Entrance Examination Board.

• Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra II/Trigonometry or Algebra II and Trigonometry

 

​ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C 

• Course: 234

• Meets 8 periods per 6-day cycle

• Credit: 1.25

• Grade: 12

• Weight: .05

• NCAA Accepted

• This calculus-based physics course is designed to prepare students to take both the AP Physics Mechanics and the AP Physics Electricity and Magnetism Exams. Topics include translational and rotational motion, forces, energy, momentum, gravitation, oscillations, electric fields and potential, electric circuits, magnetism, and electromagnetism. The course follows the guide for AP Physics C developed by the College Entrance Examination Board.

• Prerequisites: Completion of Honors Physics or AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB or BC (may be taken concurrently)

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​HUMAN ANATOMY AND  PHYSIOLOGY 

• Course: 241

• Credit: 1

• ​Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course will investigate the structure and functioning of the human body and body systems. Topics covered will include anatomical terminology, cells, tissues, as well as the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic/immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Students will engage in many topics and competencies related to the structure and function of the human body through group work, class discussions, case studies, and laboratory investigations.

• Prerequisites: Biology (may be taken concurrently)

 

COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• Course: 220

• Credit: 1

• ​Grade: 10, 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course will investigate interactions that are occurring in the natural world. The general topics covered include natural resources, ecosystems, pollution, energy, and biodiversity with a particular focus on sustainability. The course will demonstrate the interdependence of the sciences in dealing with these topics as well as increase student awareness of environmental issues. 

• Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry (may be taken concurrently)

 

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS

• Course: 235

• Credit: .5

• Grade: 11, 12

• In this semester-long, introductory electronics course students will learn the basic operational theory of resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors.  Students will also learn the skills required to construct and troubleshoot electronic circuits containing these components, while building various electronic devices.

• Prerequisites: Completion of Physics or concurrent enrollment in Physics.

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY 

• Course: 240

• Credit: 1

• ​Grade: 11, 12

• ​NCAA Accepted

• This course will blend discussion of concepts with extensive laboratory experience. Students will be introduced to modern molecular biology techniques, including basic recombinant DNA techniques, polymerase chain reaction, and DNA sequence analysis. Microbiology, fermentation, as well as the practical and ethical application of biotechnology in our society will be highlighted. Science education and technology education will fuse around the backdrop of six major themes: agriculture, bio materials, genetic engineering, medical technology, regulations and safety, and resource recovery. 

• Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry

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