Science - Dual Enrollment

Biology 2: Survey of Advanced Topics in Biology (DE) is an academically rigorous, in-depth, second-year study of selected areas of biology that allows highly motivated students to delve more deeply into life systems and processes. Students will focus on biological processes with a chemical foundation, including macromolecules, cellular structure, metabolism, and genetics in an evolutionary context. They will explore the core concepts of evolution; structure and function; information flow, storage and exchange; pathways and transformation of energy and matter; and systems biology. They will emphasize the process of science, interdisciplinary approach, and relevance of biology to society. Successful completion of this course equates to BIO 101 General Biology I (4 credits) at NOVA.

Chemistry 2: Introduction to College Chemistry is a rigorous second-year chemistry course that explores the fundamental laws, theories, and mathematical concepts of chemistry. Students will cover topics including matter, measurements, atomic structure, moles, nomenclature, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, electronic structures of the atom, chemical bonding, thermochemistry, and gasses. Advanced laboratory skills will be developed as part of this course. Students may only take either AP Chemistry or Chemistry 2: Introduction to College Chemistry (DE) for credit. Successful completion of this course equates to CHM 111 General Chemistry I (4 credits) at NOVA.

Students taking Environmental Science (DE) will complete ENV 121 Foundations of Environmental Science in the Fall and ENV 122 Applications of Environmental Science in the Spring. In ENV 121 students will focus on basic physical, chemical, and biological provincials with an emphasis on the interactions of humans and the environment. In ENV 122 students will apply the basic concepts of environmental science to human interactions with the environment. They will examine environmental science in the context of the societal implications with a focus on sustainability. The purpose of this courses is to provide students with an introduction to the scientific principals in environmental science with an emphasis on the interactions between humans and the environment, and to apply concepts of environmental science to sustainability. Successful completion of this course equates to ENV 121 Foundations in Environmental Sciences (4 credits) and ENV 122 Applications in Environmental Science (4 credits) at NOVA.

IB Biology I (HL) (DE) is an academically rigorous, in-depth study of selected areas of biology that allows highly motivated students to delve more deeply into life systems and processes. Students will focus on biological processes with a chemical foundation, including macromolecules, cellular structure, metabolism, and genetics in an evolutionary context. They will explore the core concepts of evolution; structure and function; information flow, storage and exchange; pathways and transformation of energy and matter; and systems biology. They will emphasize the process of science, interdisciplinary approach, and relevance of biology to society. Successful completion of this course equates to BIO 101 General Biology I (4 credits) at NOVA.

IB Biology 2 (HL) (DE) is Part II of a two-sequence course. The course continues the focus on biological processes with a chemical foundation, including macromolecules, cellular structure, metabolism, and genetics in an evolutionary context. Students will explore the core concepts of evolution; structure and function; information flow, storage and exchange; pathways and transformation of energy and matter; and systems biology. The students will emphasis the process of science, interdisciplinary approach, and relevance of biology to society. Successful completion of this course equates to BIO 102 General Biology II (4 credits) at NOVA.