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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.

Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. A multidisciplinary introductory course. Topics covered will prepare students for classes in biology, chemistry, geography and marine science. Course examines the important concepts and topics in environmental studies. Invited lectures will add expertise and perspective of many disciplines. Students will read papers on current issues, conduct searches of the primary literature, and search World Wide Web sources to enhance their understanding of special topics. They will learn through exploration the diversity of public regulatory and private organizations active in the field.