Notre Dame High School

ACE courses offered 2023-2024

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Covers body chemistry, the organ systems, human genetics, and human ecology. Laboratory offers but does not require vertebrate dissection. Designed for non-science majors. Lecture/Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Credits 3

The modern aspects and techniques of biology will be emphasized. BIOL 1510 will cover scientific methodology, biochemistry, cell structure and physiology, genetic mechanisms, plant structure and physiology, taxonomy, and bacterial, protist, fungal, and plant diversity. For math/science students. Lecture/Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Placement into college-level math; eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010, 75% or higher in high school biology and high school chemistry or 75% or higher in high school biology and concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1010 or 1020. Successful completion of any 3 or 4 credit college biology course may substitute for high school biology. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Credits 4

Emphasizes the modern aspects of biology and its techniques. Includes evolution, animal diversity, human and animal anatomy/physiology, animal behavior, reproduction and development, and ecology. Laboratory requires dissection of a preserved fetal pig and various vertebrate organs, as well as the use of living invertebrates and fish. For math/science students. Lecture/Laboratory. Lab fee.

Prerequisites: Placement into college-level math; eligible to take ENGL 1010 and 75% or higher in high school biology and high school chemistry or 75% or higher in high school biology and concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1010 or 1020 or BIOL 1510. Successful completion of any 3 or 4 credit college biology course may substitute for high school biology. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Credits 4

This is the first course in a two-course sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include the atomic theory of matter, characteristics of structure and bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, electronic structure, and the periodic table of the elements. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course. This course is intended for math/science students. Lecture/Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. 75% or higher in high school chemistry and placement into MATH 1215 or higher, or CHEM 1020 and placement in MATH 1215 or higher, or CHEM 1010. High school physics and a familiarity with algebraic calculations is strongly recommended. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Science.

Credits 4

This is the second course in a two-course general chemistry sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include intermolecular forces and the phases of matter (gases, liquids, and solids), chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, properties of solutions, chemical thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course. This course is intended for math/science students. Lecture/ Laboratory.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1510. High school physics and a familiarity with algebraic/logarithmic calculations is strongly recommended. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Credits 4

Requirements, obligations, and strategies for successful volunteering. Historical impact of volunteering in U.S. society. Emphasis on benefits of civic engagement and lifelong community involvement. Setting work and commitment expectations, identifying skills, and learning basic skills essential to volunteer situations. May be taken up to 3 times for a total of not more than 3 credit hours.

Credits 3