AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - 3350F & 3350S

Credits/Semesters: 1.0 credit/2 semesters

Grade: 12

Prerequisites: Two years of high school laboratory science — one year of life science and one year of physical science suggested. Due to the quantitative analysis required in the course, students should also have taken at least one year of algebra. Also desirable (but not necessary) is a course in earth science. 

Fees: AP Exam (Fee waiver available upon request. See counselor.)

CTE POS: Environmental Science

The AP Environmental Science course is designed to be the equivalent of a one-semester, introductory college course in environmental science, through which students engage with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world. The course requires that students identify and analyze natural and human-made environmental problems, evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and examine alternative solutions for resolving or preventing them. Environmental Science is interdisciplinary, embracing topics from geology, biology, environmental studies, environmental science, chemistry, and geography.