Prerequisites: Prerequisites for AP Biology 1: Biology, Chemistry 1. Prerequisites for AP Biology 2: AP Biology 1. Designed to be the equivalent of introductory college biology, students may earn college credit by examination. This course provides students with the conceptual framework, knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the science of biology. Both short and long-term laboratory investigations are an integral part of the curriculum. AP Biology topics center around four big ideas: evolution, cellular processes, genetics and information transfer, and interactions of biological systems. Although both AP Biology 1 and AP Biology 2 must be taken to complete the course content necessary to prepare for the AP examination, AP Biology 1 may be taken without continuing through AP Biology 2. HL-190201 Biology, IB (two-year program, 1st year) Grade 11 HL-190301 Biology, IB (two-year program, 2nd year) Grade 12 Available only at UHS. Prerequisite: Honors Biology. This is a two-year, advanced higher-level IB Biology course in which students can take a comprehensive exam for college credit. Biologists attempt to understand the living world at all levels from the micro to the macro using many different approaches and techniques. While the scientific method may take on a wide variety of forms, it is the emphasis on a practical approach through experimental work that characterizes the sciences. Teachers provide students with opportunities to design investigations, collect data, develop manipulative skills, analyze

Grades: 11-12