11/02/2026
AP Biology is an introductory college level biology course that is designed to be the equivalent of the general biology course taken during the first college year.
Students build upon scientific skills learned in Biology while focusing on the application of concepts through in-depth laboratory explorations.
The overall focus is based upon the four ideas of Biology: the process of evolution driving the unity of life, the use of energy to grow, reproduce and maintain dynamic homeostasis, the storage, retrieval, transmission and response to information essential to life processes, and the interactions of biological systems to include biochemistry, cellular processes and molecular genetics.
This course involves intense laboratory investigations (like the one highlighted here), independent reading assignments, class lecture, and in-class activities. Students are required to take the AP Exam or take a final exam at the end of the school year.
