Advanced Placement (AP) Biology The AP Biology course was redesigned by college board in 2012. The new redesigned course and exam takes effect during the 2012-2013 school year. The course is constructed in an effort to serve as a two semester introductory biology college class. It has been remodeled to focus on four big ideas in science and science practices taht lead to successful understanding of science concepts. It consists of 25% minimum lab time within the course itself and focuses on an inquiry based approach to teaching science concepts.
The course is offered only to those students who have completed the high school level biology course in tenth grade and those who have completed chemistry in the eleventh grade.
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