2024 - 2025 MCPS High School Course Bulletin

BHP2004A/BHP2004B Special Topics BioTech A

0.5 credit per semester

SPECIAL TOPICS A-This course provides an opportunity for Students to engage in advanced studies of biotechnology. Students explore the application of biotechnology to the biological fields of agriculture, environmental science, forensics, and medicine.

Prerequisite: Molecular Biotechnology DP A/B, Biology A/B or Chemistry A/B
Grade Level: 9 - 10 - 11 - 12
No repeats for credit

Special Program or Cluster Designations:

• Career Clusters and Career and Technology Education - Biosciences, Health Science, & Medicine

Additional Course Information:

• Certificate of Merit (CM)
• Advanced-Level
• Career Pathway Program (CPP)