Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry
Length: Two semesters

In AP Biology, students build the conceptual framework necessary to understand science as a process. The course is divided into three sections with correlating laboratory exercises: molecules and cells; heredity and evolution; and organisms and populations. Students will also explore evolution, energy transfer, continuity and change, the relationship of structure to function, regulation, interdependence in nature, and the balance of science, technology, and nature. The equivalent of an introductory college-level biology course, AP Biology prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in health sciences.
This course requires students to complete hands-on lab activities that do not depend on access to a supervised laboratory facility. It is appropriate both for distance-learning students as well as those in a school setting.
This course has been authorized by the College Board to use the AP* designation and has been approved as meeting all requirements for a laboratory science course.
*AP is a registered trademark of the College Board.