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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.

Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary study, combining ideas and information from the natural sciences (such as biology, chemistry, and geology) and the social sciences (such as economics, politics, and ethics) to present a general idea of how nature works and how everything in nature is interconnected. Current environmental concerns are discussed. Human modification of natural systems and strategies for promoting environmental health are emphasized. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: A Reading test score sufficient to allow placement into ENG 131 or Satisfactory (S) completion of ENG 081.