Course Code: 101310, 101320
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
Length: Two Semesters
CTE Pathway: 7131 – Intermediate Agriscience / Concentrator
College Entrance:  Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description: This course emphasizes biological processes from cells to organisms to ecosystems. Students will be actively engaged in laboratory investigations, concept activities and projects. A major part of the course involves learning the scientific method through research and experimental technique. A research paper and long-term experiment may be required. These topics will be taught from an agricultural perspective using livestock species, soil science, fertilizers, crops, and natural resources. Through these investigations, students will be able to relate scientific principles to themselves and to the world around them. Instruction is also given in leadership, citizenship, and project programs through department activities.

Course Code: 291310, 291320
Grade Level: 9,10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
Length: Two semesters
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU (d) Laboratory Science requirement.

Description: This course emphasizes biological processes from cells to organisms to ecosystems. Students will be actively engaged in laboratory investigations, concept activities and projects. A major part of the course involves learning the scientific method through research and experimental technique. A research paper and long-term experiment may be required.

Course Code: 100210, 100220
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Agricultural Biology P or Algebra I P
Length: Two semesters
CTE Pathway: 7132 – Advanced Agriscience / Capstone
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Chemistry requirement.

Description: This course explores the physical and chemical nature of soil as well as the relationships between soil, plants, animals and agricultural practices. Students will examine properties of soil and land and their connections to plant and animal production. This course integrates biological science practices and knowledge into the practice of sustainable agriculture.

Course Code: 292110, 292120
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Biology P or Agricultural Biology P or recommendation from previous science teacher
Length: Two semesters
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Chemistry requirement.

Description: This course is a quantitative and qualitative description of matter, energy, and how chemical processes help drive the Earth system. Topics include atomic structure, chemical reactions, combustion, energy and heat in the Earth system, chemistry of climate change, and the dynamics of chemical reactions in ocean acidification. Students are expected to apply critical thinking skills to complex problems. Lab work is required.

Course Code: 292610, 292620
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Biology P or Agricultural Biology P
Length: Two semesters
CTE Pathway: 7911 - Intermediate Biotechnology / Concentrator
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Chemistry requirement.

Description: This course covers core chemistry principles while focusing on laboratory skill development and professional applications. Classical chemistry topics will include nomenclature, stoichiometry, solutions, acids and bases, kinetics, and equilibria. In addition, this course provides experiences with real-world applications of chemistry focusing on organic chemistry, biochemistry and analytical chemistry.

Course Code: 294210, 294220
Grade Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Biology P and/or Agricultural Biology P
Length: Two semesters
CTE Pathway: 7921 - Intermediate Patient Care / Concentrator
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description: Interested in the medical field? Join us, to build knowledge of anatomical and physiological concepts through hands-on lab investigations, lectures, and discovery methods of learning. This life science course will prepare a student for the challenges of next step college level material which they will encounter in pursuit of a career in a health or medical profession.

Course Code: 292310, 292320
Grade Level: 11,12
Prerequisite: Biology P or Agricultural Biology P and Chemistry P or Chemistry and Agriscience P
Length: Two semesters
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Chemistry requirement.

Description: This course is a quantitative and qualitative description of matter and energy and the transformations between them. Topics include the structure of matter, electron configurations, bonding, nuclear chemistry, states of matter, solutions, reactions, stoichiometry, equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Independent work by the student will be necessary to gain a top score on the AP test.

Course Code: 292410, 292420
Grade Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Applied Chemistry P
Length: Two semesters
CTE Pathway: 7912 - Advanced Biotechnology / Capstone 
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description: This course will provide an overview of the current theory and practice of biotechnology. Topics will include the scope of biotechnology, laboratory skill development, microbiology, cell culture, DNA structure and analysis, bacterial transformation, plasmid purification, polymerase chain reaction, gene cloning, CRISPR/Cas9, recombinant expression, and immunological applications of biotechnology. The course will be taught primarily via laboratory activities. This is the capstone course for the CTE Biotechnology pathway.

Course Code: 292510, 292520
Grade Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Applied Chemistry P
CTE Pathway:  7912 - Advanced Biotechnology / Capstone
Length: Two semesters
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description: This course will provide an overview of the current theory and practice of biotechnology. Topics will include the scope of biotechnology, laboratory skill development, microbiology, cell culture, DNA structure and analysis, bacterial transformation, plasmid purification, polymerase chain reaction, gene cloning, CRISPR/Cas9, recombinant expression, and immunological applications of biotechnology. The course will be taught primarily via laboratory activities. Honors students will be required to apply their learning to novel situations in assessments and laboratory practicals. This is the capstone course for the CTE Biotechnology pathway.

Course Code:  293310, 293320
Grade Level:  11, 12
Prerequisite:  Completion of / or concurrent enrollment in Algebra II P
Length:  Two Semesters
College Entrance:  Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Physics requirement.

Description:  AP Physics 1 is an Algebra-based physics course that investigates kinematics, forces, mechanical energy, rotational motion, gravitation, and oscillatory motion. Students will primarily focus on learning the AP Physics 1 objectives.

Course Code: 297110, 297120
Grade Level: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Biology P or Chemistry P
Length: Two semesters
College Entrance: Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description: AP Environmental Science is a college-level course that focuses on four foundational ideas: Energy Transfer, Interactions Between Earth Systems, Interactions Between Different Species and the Environment, and Sustainability.

Course Code:  281610, 281620
Grade Level:  10, 11, 12
Prerequisite:  Animal Science I
Length:  Two Semesters, repeatable
CTE Pathway:  7142 - Advanced Animal Science / Capstone
College Entrance:  Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description:  This course is concerned with the study of the structure, function, and veterinary care of the animal body. Emphasis is placed on homeostatic mechanisms, the role of chemistry, levels of organization, cytology, histology, organ systems, diseases, dysfunction, veterinary tools, common veterinary surgical procedures, and veterinary diagnosis and treatment of disease. Biological applications will include studies in cells, genetics, evolution, and ecology as they pertain to the animal/veterinary field. It is a laboratory class designed for those students interested in animal health careers.

Course Code:  291210, 291220
Grade Level:  11, 12
Requisite:  Biology P and Chemistry P
Length:  Two Semesters
College Entrance:  Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Biology / Life Sciences requirement.

Description:  AP Biology is a college level course that focuses on four foundational ideas: Evolution, Energetics, Information Storage, and Transmission and Systems Interactions.

Course Code:  293110, 293120
Grade Level:  11, 12
Prerequisite:  Geometry P
Length:  Two Semesters
College Entrance:  Meets one year of UC/CSU Science (D) / Physics requirement.

Description:  Students in this course will study mechanics, energy, waves, heat, and electricity. This class emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving as applied to the physical world. Lab work and projects are integral components of this course.