One Semester (Block): One Credit/Additional afternoon weekly lab required

Degree of Difficulty: Above Average

Prerequisite: Biology and Chemistry and Algebra II

Homework: Heavy

This course is designed to prepare the student for the Advanced Placement Chemistry examination given in May which offers the student the opportunity to earn advanced placement or college credit for their high school achievement. This course follows strict guidelines and covers the following material: structure and states of matter, chemical reactions, stochiometry, thermodynamics, equilibrium, acid/base solutions, electrochemistry, oxidation-reduction, organic chemistry and nuclear chemistry.