Course title

Marine Science

Pre-requisite

none

Course description

This course focuses on studying aquatic ecosystems. Students will learn about the living and nonliving parts of freshwater and ocean environments. The course covers the physical, chemical, and biological features of local waters and global oceans. Students will also explore how humans interact with and impact these aquatic systems.

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Chandler

High school

Chandler Early College Chief Hill Learning Academy Chandler Learning Center

School Address

500 West Galveston

School zip code

85225

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

03/17/2026

Deferred

Yes

Deferred date

04/1/2026

Deferred Reason

In order to be reviewed as a laboratory science, we will need a list of laboratory experiments completed for this course and number of hours students spend doing laboratory assignments each week.

Per ABOR Requirement, "A Laboratory Science course is defined as a course in w hich at least 1 class period each w eek is devoted to providing an opportunity for students to manipulate equipment, materials, or specimens, to develop skills in observation and analysis, and to discover, demonstrate, illustrate, or test scientific principles or concepts, such as chemistry, physics, earth sciences and biology."

Estimated grade level

9th

Online / Virtual

Yes