This is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology and word roots, it provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, the creation model of origins, the evolutionary model of origins, dissections, and ecosystems. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation. This course will prepare students to excel in college Biology.

(Approximately 45 minutes per day of homework)
If the student completes the assigned work to the parent's satisfaction, this course should be recorded as Biology with Lab credit. For lab credit with online courses, students must complete full lab write ups for the experiments, as specified on the syllabus.

Required Textbooks:
(Textbooks and test manuals are sold separately)
Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology 2nd Edition Textbook (ISBN: 9781932012545)
Solutions and Test Manual (ISBN:9781932012552)
Supplemental reading as described in the syllabus (Download provided with the course)