What course prerequisites should exist for students wishing to take AP Biology?
Schools vary in their course prerequisites: • Most consider Biology I to be a prerequisite, though some highly selective schools teach AP as the first and only course for their gifted sophomores. • Completion of, or at least concurrent enrollment in, chemistry is an almost universal requirement. Many schools feel this ensures a certain level of maturity and helps students during difficult biochemistry sections. • Some schools require that all three first-year science courses (biology, chemistry, and physics) be completed before a student may enroll in any AP science class. In doing so, their aim is to ensure basic competence before specialization.
