Course title

Science

Pre-requisite

Successful completion of Biology and A or B in Chemistry; preferably Honors courses

Course description

This course is designed to offer students a solid foundation in college level introductory biology. This
course will provide the conceptual framework; factual knowledge; analytical skills; and laboratory
experiences to prepare students for the Biology College Board Advanced Placement Exam. The College
Board has organized the AP Biology course around the Curriculum Framework which is broken into
four big ideas. Big Idea 1: the process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life. Big Idea 2:
biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow; to reproduce; and to
maintain dynamic homeostasis. Big Idea 3: Living systems store; retrieve; transmit; and respond to
information essential to life processes. Big Idea 4: Biological systems interact; and those systems and
their interactions possess complex properties.

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Lake Havasu City

School Address

N/A

School zip code

86403

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

04/25/2017

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• LBIO
• Biology

Approved date

06/13/2017

Online / Virtual

No