Your student's decision about which science course to elect should be made with a view toward the science courses which he or she will elect in grades 9-12. To assist the student in this matter, listed below are several suggested sequences of science courses.
Your student is encouraged to invite his/her eight grade science teacher to recommend an appropriate science course for grade nine.
Student preparing for careers in science should, as a minimum, ordinarily complete a four-year sequence that includes courss in earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics. This sequence should be accompanied with at least three years of mathematics. |