AP Environmental Science
Advanced Placement Environmental Science at Riverside University High School
is a year long course taught in a 48 minute period 5 days per week.
Juniors and seniors recommended by their science teacher are eligible
for this course. Ten hours of outside fieldwork research will be required
each semester. The AP Environmental Science course is the equivalent
of a one semester, introductory college course in environmental science.
All students that sign up for the AP course are encouraged to take
the exam in May. A student who successfully completes the exam can
earn up to 3 college credits in an introductory environmental science
course.
Environmental Science is a multidisciplinary course that
infuses not only the sciences but social sciences and economics as
well. It must be remembered however that this is a science course and
the scientific process will be emphasized through lecture, discussion,
research and laboratory activities.