Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

IBOP-0001

Organization's ID:

100088

Organization:

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Location:

Approved High Schools throughout the U.S.

Length:

13 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Introduction to Biology

A cut score of 4 was determined by ACE for this specific recommendation. Institutions may provide additional credit if a learner receives a higher cut score or based on their own internal frameworks for accepting transfer credits.

Description

Objective:

Biology is the study of life. The vast diversity of species makes biology both an endless source of fascination and a considerable challenge. Biologists attempt to understand the living world at all levels from the micro to the macro using many different approaches and techniques. Biology is still a young science and great progress is expected in the 21st century. This progress is important at a time of growing pressure on the human population and the environment.

Students will become aware of how scientists work and communicate with each other. While the scientific method may take on a wide variety of forms, it is the emphasis on a practical approach through experimental work that characterizes the sciences.

This exam includes a required lab component.

Skills Measured:

• appreciate scientific study and creativity within a global context through stimulating and challenging opportunities
• acquire a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
• apply and use a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
• develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize scientific information
• develop a critical awareness of the need for, and the value of, effective collaboration and communication during scientific activities
• develop experimental and investigative scientific skills including the use of current technologies
• develop and apply 21st century communication skills in the study of science
• become critically aware, as global citizens, of the ethical implications of using science and technology
• develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of science and technology
• develop an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and their influence on other areas of knowledge.

Instruction & Assessment