The goal of the AP Environmental Science course is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.

This is an interdisciplinary course exploring the complex relationships between the major groups of living organisms. It examines the physical and biological systems of Earth from the perspective of ecology and considers populations and communities of organisms in terms of their relationship with the environment and other organisms, rather than individuals. The course facilitates critical questioning about global and regional environmental issues, current and future energy issues, sustainable development, and viability of green initiatives. This is an interdisciplinary course exploring the complex relationships between the major groups of living organisms. It examines the physical and biological systems of Earth from the perspective of ecology and considers populations and communities of organisms in terms of their relationship with the environment and other organisms, rather than individuals. The course facilitates critical questioning about global and regional environmental issues, current and future energy issues, sustainable development, and viability of green initiatives.