The Science Department believes that students should be scientifically literate as they prepare to enter college or the workplace. The department also believes that students should have theability to reason scientifically as it provides a conceptual framework for understanding natural phenomena and their cause and effects.

Earth Science
Prerequisite: None
Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Honors Earth Science
Prerequisite: Department approval
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Biology
Prerequisite: Department Approval
Grade level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Advanced Biology
Prerequisite: None
Grade level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Honors Biology
Prerequisite: Department approval
Grade level: 9, 10, 11 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Chemistry
Prerequisite: Biology, Honors Biology, Earth Science, Honors Earth Science and Algebra
Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Honors Chemistry
Prerequisite: Biology or Earth Science, Algebra and department approval
Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Astronomy
Prerequisite: Algebra and Geometry
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

Environmental Science
Prerequisite: 2 years of a lab science
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

Physics
Prerequisite: Biology or Earth Science, Algebra and Geometry
(Algebra II is recommended)
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Honors Physics
Prerequisite: Biology, Honors Biology, Earth Science or Honors Earth Science, Algebra,
Geometry, and department approval - (Algebra II is recommended)
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology
Prerequisite: Biology and department approval (Chemistry is recommended)
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Advanced Placement Biology
Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry and department approval
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Advanced Placement Chemistry
Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry and department approval
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Advanced Placement Physics 1
Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Prerequisite: Honors Chemistry, Algebra II
Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1