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RECOMMENDED
COURSE PROGRESSION
Freshmen
Integrated
Biological Science
(Required)
Sophomores
Integrated
Physical Science
(Required)
Environmental Biology with permission based on freshman science performance
(Option to
Juniors and Seniors
(Required to take
one science course
Chemistry
(Weighted)
Co-requisite:
Algebra II or Higher
Advanced
Physics
(Weighted)
Prerequisite:
Algebra II C or Better
Anatomy &
Physiology
(Weighted)
Prerequisite:
Above average performance
It is recommended, but not
Every student is required
to complete three credits in science to graduate.
Each student must complete a science
course during the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
Most colleges and universities require a
diverse selection of science courses.
Therefore, we recommend college bound
students take at least a biology, chemistry and physics course.
(Anatomy & Physiology is considered a
biology course.)
Students who anticipate a science-related
career are encouraged to complete all six science credits, including
Environmental Biology.
Students may need to take more than one
science course at a time.
Integrated Biological Science
Grade:
9
Required
Prerequisite:
none
Length:
2 sem, 1 per, 1 credit
This course includes
basic concepts of all of the major areas of science:
biology; chemistry; earth and space
science; weather and physics.
The course uses activities to build upon
students’ interests and everyday experiences.
This class will consist of hands-on
activities, inquiry projects, lectures, and presentations.
Integrated Physical
Science
Grade:
10
Required
Prerequisite: Integrated Biological Science Length: 2 sems, 1 per, 1 credit
This course focuses on the major physical
sciences of chemistry, physics, and earth & space.
This course will involve hands-on and
minds-on activities, inquiry projects, presentations and some lecture notes.
Environmental Biology
Grade:
10 -12
Elective
Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor
Length:
2 sems, 1 per, 1 credit
or Integrated Physical
Science
This course is a biology
course with an environmental focus.
The course covers continuity, diversity,
functioning, and patterns in the biosphere.
This course will include diverse learning
opportunities such as laboratory investigations, projects, illustrations,
readings and inquiry activities.
Anatomy and Physiology
Grade:
11 & 12
Elective
Prerequisite:
B or higher for other science classes
Length:
2 sems, 1 per, 1 credit
or instructor’s
permission.
weighted
Anatomy & Physiology is a
college preparatory course that studies the fundamental structures and
function of the human body.
Students will learn the structures and
various functions of the different systems in the human body.
The class consists of lectures,
discussions, laboratories, projects and presentations.
The course requires various dissections to
enhance student understanding of the course content and parallel the organ
systems of the human body.
Advanced Physics
Grade:
11 & 12
Elective
Prerequisite:
Algebra II or higher level of math
Length:
2 sems, 1 per, 1 credit
Weighted
Advanced Physics is a
college preparatory course that explores relationships in nature.
Higher level mathematical skills are
taught and used on a regular basis.
Specific topics include mechanics,
thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, sound and light.
Laboratories are included whenever
possible.
Students may elect to take the Advanced
Placement exam for college credit at additional cost.
This course is strongly recommended for
any student who intends to pursue a science related career.
L100 Humans
and the Biological World (5 sem. cr.
IU East: Dual Enrollment)
This two-semester course is a lecture and
laboratory course designed to offer the non-major an opportunity to examine
the fundamental principles of biology. L100 introduces biological
organization from molecules through cells and organisms to populations. The
emphasis is on processes common to all organisms with special reference to
humans. The course also prepares the student for more advanced courses
should the decision be made to continue in biology. NOTE: L100 does not
fulfill any requirements for the biology major.
Students will take the
Grade:
11 & 12
Prerequisite:
Algebra II or higher level of math
Length:
2 sems, 1 per, 1 credit
3.00 or higher in science
Weighted
C105
Principles of Chemistry I (3 sem cr. Dual Enrollment)
This two-semester chemistry course is lecture
based and is taken with C125 Experimental Chemistry.
In this course basic principles including
stoichiometry, thermochemistry, atomic and molecular structure, gases,
solutions, and selected topics in descriptive chemistry will be covered.
Students who take this course should have
completed Algebra I and II as well as physical science.
This course will be taken over the course
of the
Grade:
11 & 12
Prerequisite:
Algebra II or higher level of math
Length:
2 sems, 1 per, .600 credit
3.00 or higher in science
Weighted
C125
Experimental Chemistry I (2 sem. cr. IU East: Dual Enrollment)
This course is a lab to be taken concurrently
with C105.
It will include an introduction to
laboratory experimentation with emphasis on the collection and use of
experimental data, some properties of solutions, stoichiometry,
thermochemistry, and synthesis. A lab fee is required. This course will be
integrated into the C105 course and taken over the entire
Grade:
11 & 12
Prerequisite:
Algebra II or higher level of math
Length:
2 sems, 1 per, .400 credit
3.00 or higher in science
Weighted
*All students must successfully complete 3 science
credits
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"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and
calls the adventure Science."
~Edwin Powell Hubble
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