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Course Requirements

General Academy Requirements

General Academy Requirements:

(Must complete all requirements to earn Cord at graduation.)

1. 70 credits from academy courses

  • 10 credits per course = 7 courses

  • 4 core courses, 3 academy electives

2. “B” or better in all academy core classes​

3. 3.00 overall GPA, 2.5 session GPA

4. Community Service

  • 20 hours freshman year, 20 hours sophomore year, 25 hours junior year and 25 hours senior year

  • Meet school requirement, turn in hours to data processor in main office.

5.  70% attendance at Biotech Club meetings yearly

  • monthly on first Tuesday of month, after school (must be prompt and stay for entire meeting)

  • informational/make-up meeting on first Wednesday of month, 8:45 am 

 6. Activities

  • Academy activities include participation in field trips, guest speakers, conferences, fund raisers, tutoring, blood drive, presentations, community outreach, etc.

  • minimum of 8 Activities per year(24+ for Scrubs/Letter and 32+ for Graduation Cord)

 7. 95% school attendance rate yearly (including excused and unexcused tardies/absences)

Biotech Core Classes

Students take ALL four courses listed below. These A-G courses are sequential and should be taken in this order during the appropriate year.

  • Freshman: The Technology of Biology

  • Sophomore: The Science and Ethics of Biotechnology

  • Junior: Microbiology (SHS), including Bioinformatics (ARC)

  • Senior: Molecular Biotechnology (SHS) including Biotech and Society (ARC)

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Biotech Elective Courses

Students must take three from the list below. These courses are usually taken (one each) during the sophomore, junior, and senior year.

  • Chemistry (sophomores, juniors, seniors)

  • AP Chemistry (sophomores, juniors, seniors)

  • Criminalistics (juniors, seniors)

  • Ecology (juniors, seniors)

  • Lab Technician (sophomores, juniors, seniors)

  • Physics (juniors, seniors)/AP Physics 1/2(juniors, seniors)

  • Physiology (juniors, seniors)

  • Programming(juniors,seniors)

Biotech During Distance Learning

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