AP Biology

SCI501 and SCI502 | Full-Year Course
Prerequisite: Biology; Chemistry is recommended
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12
⬛DMACC ⬛NCAA ⬛RAI

This course is equivalent to a college course for biology majors. Students who enroll should be academically prepared to do college work and should understand that a college lab course requires additional time. A college text is used and laboratory activities are typical of those done in college.

Topics to be studied include biochemistry, cell biology and energetics, genetics, animals and plants, ecology, evolution, biotechnology, human systems, and a vertebrate dissection. Students who successfully complete AP Biology will be well prepared to take the National Advanced Placement Biology examination in May. Successful achievement on this exam may earn a student college credit. This course must be taken for DMACC credit.
It is highly advised to take the Advanced Placement exam as a culmination of the AP course curriculum. Students who successfully complete an AP course will have a .5 weighted grade applied to their gpa for the course. Students who participate in the AP exam will have a total of 1.0 weighted grade applied to their gpa for the course. Regardless of exam participation, a student's transcript will reflect the title of the AP course they enrolled in.

Each exam has a cost that will be incurred by the student. If students are in need of financial assistance to help with the cost of AP exams, please see your assigned counselor for information.