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[quote=Anonymous]General pathway county-wide for general students:
Honors Biology --&gt; Honors Chemistry --&gt; Honors Physics    
These three courses are aligned to the NGSS standards and meet the state requirement for taking the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA). Depending on the school and student needs, there may be on-level or ESOL versions of these classes.

Pathway for college bound Humanities students:
Honors Biology --&gt; Honors Chemistry --&gt; AP Environmental Science --&gt; Honors Physics (+ another science elective) 
Get an AP in junior year for college apps, and also take Honors Physics senior year for well-roundedness. The new Honors Physics course is more conceptual and project based than the old course, and it is designed to be accessible to all students.

Pathway for STEM students - definitely depends on the school and the exact course offerings, but here are some tips to maximize your science experience.
- take Health online to free up an elective
- take AP Comp Sci online to free up an elective
- take art and PE in 9th grade to get them out of the way
- take Honors Biology in 9th, Honors Chemistry in 10th
- double up in science in 10th grade
- check your school's pre-requisites for Physics courses. If possible, take AP Physics C the same year you take AP BC Calculus, as a first time physics course. This would most likely be 11th grade. If your school requires a physics course first, then double up with AP Physics 1 in 10th grade
- If you don't need a physics course as a pre-requisite to AP Physics C, then take a different science elective - Astronomy, Forensic Science, Anatomy, AP Environmental Science, AP Biology (DP). Depending on the school and course popularity, sometimes they give priority to upperclassmen.
- You should have at least one elective slot in 11th, and 2 or 3 in 12th grade. Depending on the school, you could then take AP Biology (DP), AP Chemistry (SP or DP), AP Physics C (SP or DP), AP Environmental Science, or if there is an IB diploma program, the IB equivalents. If you are at Blair or Poolesville, you have access to other interesting electives too.

Hope that helps!
- HS science teacher
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