LIVING ENVIRONMENT (SCI 106) 1 Credit 

This course has been established to meet NYS core curriculum for Living Environment. This course will prepare students to explain accurately and with appropriate depth, the most important ideas about our living environment. Written lab reports are required and their successful completion is a requirement for taking the NYS Regents Examination in Living Environment. This course can be used to fulfill one science credit for the Living Environment graduation requirement. This course of study will prepare students for the NYS Comprehensive Regents Examination that is administered TO ALL LAB ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. The Regents Examination will count 20% of the final average.

PHYSICAL SETTING/EARTH SCIENCE (SCI 110) 1 Credit 

This course follows the NYS core curriculum for Physical Setting/Earth Science. The focus of this course will be on application skills related to real world situations in the field of Earth Science. This course requires the use of a calculator. Written lab reports are required and their successful completion is a requirement for taking the NYS Regents Examination in Earth Science. This course can be used to fulfill one science credit for the physical setting graduation requirement. This course of study will prepare students for the NYS Comprehensive Regents Examination that is administered TO ALL LAB ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. The Regents Examination will count 20% of the final average. 

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (SCI 327) ½ Credit 

The focus of this course will be on the cause/effect relationships of pollution and other environmental concerns. Special attention will be given to the Long Island environment and issues surrounding the varied ecosystems present. This course is designed to provide one half credit toward a third year of science and would meet the requirements for a Regents diploma or a Regents sequence in science provided the prerequisites are met. 

OCEANOGRAPHY (SCI 329) ½ Credit 

Aquatic life is studied in relation to the physical and geological make-up of the ocean. This course is designed to provide one half credit toward a third year of science and would meet the requirements for a Regents diploma or a Regents sequence in science provided the prerequisites are met.