Originally Posted by inky
Originally Posted by StevenASylwester
What would you exclude to include biology?
Instead of having two separate courses on microeconoics and macroeconics, I'd have one course on economics in order to include biology. The fact that lower level university biology classes are full doesn't seem to justify excluding it from the curriculum.

Inky, I chose Economics to be an Advanced Placement course. However, consider the current listing of recognized AP courses at:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/subjects.html

Damn! No Economics. Just:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_maceco.html?macro
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_miceco.html?micro

That is either a recent break-apart change or is an oversight on my part. My proposal has Advanced Placement Economics in the Junior Year, which I describe by terms as:
http://nasa-academy-of-the-physical...11/first-model-university-of-oregon.html

Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term
NAPS: Advanced Placement English Literature
NAPS: Advanced Placement Economics
Fall: Microeconomics
Winter: Macroeconomics
Spring: Game Theory

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Inky, AP courses are usually a school year long. I should not have stated both AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics in Reply #78691 when I wanted to state AP Economics, which is a course that does not exist currently as an AP option. To correct myself, I should either/or AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics in my reply.

To add University Biology in the Junior Year is unthinkable. In my opinion, you cannot exclude AP Economics for University Biology, because AP Economics fulfills statewide high school graduation requirements in the humanities, which are standing requirements that cannot be overlooked in a NAPS curriculum.

I chose AP Economics because it is a significantly math-based subject matter, and one of the basic purposes of NAPS is to develop mathematical thinking to the highest proficiency level possible.

Again, AP Biology is a joke, and I know this from firsthand experience as the parent of two genius daughters, both of whom endured AP Biology during high school and both of whom scored "5" on the national test, which is the highest score possible. Do NOT insult NASA Scholars with AP Biology, not even as high school freshmen.

Remember, there is a strict limit to the number of university credits that can be taken by a NASA scholar during any school term, and it is important to not exceed that limit because exceeding the limit creates a college student by legal definition.

Steven A. Sylwester