SCIENCE PLACEMENT CRITERIA

Earth Science	Biology 1	Chemistry	Physics	A.P. Environmental Science
9^th grade only	Must meet both criteria for placement	Must meet both criteria for placement	Must meet both criteria for placement	Must meet all three criteria for placement
All students not meeting criteria for Biology 1 Recommended to meet physical science requirement for graduation.	10^th Grader: (1) 70% or better in Earth Science or Meteorology (2) Concurrent enrollment in Geometry or higher level math course. 9^th Grader: (1) 80% or better in 8^th grade science (2) Concurrent enrollment in Geometry or higher level math course (3) 65% or better on Earth Science exit test given at the end of 8^th grade science Note: A student who takes Biology 1 as a 9^th grader must take Chemistry as a 10^th grader to satisfy the Physical Science graduation requirement.	(1) Concurrent enrollment in or successful completion of Geometry (2) 75% or better in Biology 1	(1) Concurrent enrollment in or successful completion of Algebra 2 (2) 75% or better in Chemistry	(1) 80% or better in Biology 1 (2) 80% or better in Chemistry (3) Concurrent enrollment in Algebra 2 or higher level math course A strong desire on the part of the student to participate in a college level course