Medical/Health Sciences
Vision: The medical and health science program aims to provide opportunities for students to practice science in authentic learning environments, to solve real-world challenges in the health sciences and apply their critical thinking skills to real life scenarios.
Description: The Medical and Health Science Academy at James Madison High School is a screened program. This will provide students with a unique opportunity to become immersed in the health sciences. Students will be required to follow a specific course sequence (see below) in conjunction with their prerequisite science courses. Advanced Placement (AP) courses successfully completed can be applied to various colleges for college credit. When the AP exams are completed, most colleges will accept an average of a 3 to earn credit.
Academic Requirements
Academic Requirements
Students are expected to maintain an 85 overall average
Students are required to maintain a 90% Attendance rate
Students must demonstrate a high level of integrity, maturity and respect.
Students are required to maintain a 90% Attendance rate
Students must demonstrate a high level of integrity, maturity and respect.
*All freshmen entering the Medical and Health Sciences Academy will have the opportunity to become CPR/First Aid Certified.
| Grade |
Option 1
Students entering with Living Environment credit
|
Option 2
Students entering without Living Environment credit
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 |
Chemistry
Biotechniques (Fall or Spring)
First Responder (Fall or Spring) |
Living Environment
First Responder (Fall or Spring)
Anatomy (Fall or Spring)
|
| 10 |
Physics Honors
AP Biology
|
Chemistry
Lab Techniques (Fall or Spring)
Biotechniques (Fall or Spring)
|
| 11 |
AP Psychology
AP Chemistry
OR AP Physics |
Physics Honors
AP Psychology
OR AP Biology |
| 12 |
Pathology
AP Chemistry
OR AP Physics |
Pathology
AP Chemistry
OR AP Biology OR AP Psychology |
