AP Biology

Advanced Placement Biology is designed to offer students a solid foundation in college level Introductory biology based on the belief that many students are ready for college work while still in high school. This course is aligned to the College Board AP Biology Curriculum Framework and is based on Four Big Ideas, which encompass core scientific principles, theories, and processes that cut across traditional boundaries and provide a broad way of thinking about living organisms and biological systems. Twenty-five percent of instructional time is devoted to hands-on laboratory work with an emphasis on inquiry-based investigations. Investigations require students to ask questions, make observations and predictions, design experiments, analyze data, and construct arguments in a collaborative setting, where they direct and monitor their progress. Upon completion of the course students should be able to have the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. Students who earn a qualifying score on the AP Biology Exam are typically eligible to receive eight college credits and placement in advanced science courses in college; please note that this varies by university, so please look into the qualifying AP Exams of the colleges to which you are applying.

You will need to sign your student up for the AP Biology test as a homeschooler at your "zoned" public high school.  Cost : $90

Please do this ASAP as Mckinney ISD deadline is November 6th 

Exam and Course Description 

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-biology-course-and-exam-description.pdf

Schedule 

Times Collaborated with TKCU Campus (40 hours of instruction time)

1600 Redbud Blvd Ste. 401

McKinney, Texas 75069

November Meetings

Friday November 15th 9 AM - 11 AM 

Friday November 22nd 9 AM - 11 AM  

December Meetings

Friday December 6th830 AM - 1000 AM (till 10AM)

Friday December 13th 9 AM - 11 AM 

MondayDecember 16th 9 AM - 11 AM 

Friday December 20th 9 AM - 11 AM

January Meetings

Friday January 10th 9 AM - 11 AM 

Friday January 17th 830 AM - 1000 AM (till 10AM)

Friday January 24th 9 AM - 11 AM

Friday January 31st 9 AM - 11 AM 

February Meetings 

Friday February 7th 830 AM - 1000 AM (till 10AM)

Friday February 14th 9 AM - 11 AM

Friday February 21st 9 AM - 11 AM

March Meetings

Friday March 7th 830 AM - 1000 AM (till 10AM)

Friday March 14th 9 AM - 11 AM

Friday March 21st 9 AM - 11 AM

Friday March 28th 9 AM - 11 AM

April Meetings 

Friday April 11th 9 AM - 11 AM

Friday April 25th 9 AM - 11 AM

May Meetings 

May 2nd 9AM - 1PM  REVIEW & STUDY 

TEST DAY : May 5th 8AM