| CSSC Code | Title | Alternate Titles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Category | Sub-Category | Course | |||
| 40 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES | A summary of instructional programs that describe inanimate objects, processes of matter, energy, and associated phenomena. | |||
| 01 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES | A group of instructional programs that generally describe the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of nonliving matter and associated phenomena. | |||
| 11 | Science 8 | Physical Science 8 | basic physical science; chemistry; physics; laboratory experimentation | ||
| 21 | Physical Science | Science 9; Chemistry and Physics | introductory course; basic scientific principles; chemistry; physics; structure of matter; scientific observation | ||
| 31 | Chemistry and Physics Laboratory Techniques | career oriented; chemistry; physics; laboratory experimentation | |||
| 41 | Physical Science, Applied | non-college oriented; practical applications; chemistry; physics | |||
| 00 | Physical Sciences, Other General | ||||
| 02 | ASTRONOMY | A group of instructional programs that describe matter and energy in the universe, including the solar system, stars, galaxies, and nebulae. | |||
| 11 | Astronomy | astronomical principles; stars; planets; galaxies | |||
| 00 | Astronomy, Other | ||||
| 03 | ASTROPHYSICS | A group of instructional programs that describe the physical and chemical composition of celestial bodies, and of the interactions between matter and radiation within celestial bodies and in interstellar space | |||
| 00 | Astrophysics, Other | ||||
| 04 | ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND METEOROLOGY | A group of instructional programs that describe the chemical and physical properties of the mass of air surrounding the earth, and weather, including air masses and their motions, temperature, atmospheric pressure, clouds, and precipitation, and their relatively short-term interrelation on local, regional, and global scales | |||
| 11 | Meteorology | weather; atmosphere; clouds; frontal weather conditions | |||
| 00 | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | ||||
| 05 | CHEMISTRY | A group of instructional programs that describe the micro and macro structure of matter, of the changes matter undergoes, of the energy involved in these changes, and of the models that interpret and the theories and laws that describe these phenomena | |||
| 11 | Chemistry, Introductory | Chemistry, General; Chemistry, Fundamentals; Chemistry Concepts; Chemistry, Interdisciplinary | survey course; changes in composition; mole concept; oxidation and reduction; laboratory experiments; practical approach | ||
| 21 | Chemistry 1 | Chemistry, College Preparatory; Chemistry, Regents; Chemistry Study | college prep; problem solving techniques; bonding; equilibrium; equation | ||
| 22 | Chemistry 2 | Chemistry, Advanced | college level; structure of matter; chemical kinetics; solution chemistry; laboratory techniques | ||
| 23 | Pre-IB Chemistry 1 | ||||
| 24 | IB Chemistry 2 | ||||
| 25 | IB Chemistry 3 | ||||
| 26 | AP Chemistry | ||||
| 31 | Organic Chemistry; Organic Biochemistry | Organic Biochemistry | carbon compounds; stereochemistry; organic reactions; proteins | ||
| 41 | Physical Chemistry | ||||
| 51 | Consumer Chemistry | Chemistry, Applied | synthetic materials; industry and environment; household chemicals; consumer applications | ||
| 61 | Chemistry, Independent Study | advanced chemistry; independent projects | |||
| 00 | Chemistry, Other | ||||
| 06 | GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES | A group of instructional programs that describe the history of the earth and other celestial bodies especially as recorded in rocks | |||
| 11 | Earth Science | Earth Science 9; Earth Science, General | survey course; geology; astronomy; meteorology; fossils | ||
| 21 | Earth Science, College Preparatory | accelerated course; earth environment; continental development; sedimentation; climate systems | |||
| 22 | AP Environmental Science | ||||
| 31 | Geology | erosion; glaciation; mountain formation; diastrophism | |||
| 32 | Geology - Field Studies | local/regional field study of geological formations | |||
| 41 | Mineralogy | minerals study; rock formation; field experiences | |||
| 00 | Geological Sciences, Other | ||||
| 07 | MISCELLANEOUS PHYSICAL SCIENCES | A group of instructional programs that describe specialized areas of the physical sciences not reflected in the other physical sciences groupings | |||
| 11 | Oceanography | ocean landscapes; waves; currents; ocean ecology; estuaries | |||
| 00 | Miscellaneous Physical Sciences, Other | ||||
| 08 | PHYSICS | A group of instructional programs that describe the physical properties and interactions of matter and energy, including equilibrium, power, wave phenomena, mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, sound, light, special relatively, and the particular nature of matter | |||
| 11 | Physics, General | Physics Concepts; Physics, Applied | survey course; motion; energy; gravity; major concepts in physics | ||
| 21 | Physics 1 | Physics, Regents; Physics, College | mechanics; wave motion; nuclear physics; electricity; energy; problem solving | ||
| 22 | Physics 2 | Physics, Advanced; Physics, Honors | advanced course; mechanics; electricity; waves; vector analysis; astrophysics | ||
| 23 | IB Physics | ||||
| 24 | AP Physics B | ||||
| 25 | AP Physics C: Mechanics | ||||
| 26 | AP Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism | ||||
| 31 | Physics 2 without Calculus | advanced course; mechanics, electricity, waves; vector analysis; astrophysics; no calculus required | |||
| 41 | Electricity and Electronics Science | Electronics Science | science oriented course; electrical and electronic theory; electromagnetism; power supplies | ||
| 51 | Acoustics | Physics of Sound | sound and wave theory; nature of sound; amplification | ||
| 00 | Physics, Other | ||||
| 09 | PLANETARY SCIENCE | A group of instructional programs that describe the geology of planets other than the earth. | |||
| 11 | Rocketry and Space Science | Space Science | rocket flight; space travel; planetary geology | ||
| 00 | Planetary Science, Other | ||||
| 10 | AEROSPACE SCIENCE | ||||
| 11 | Aerospace Science | study of air travel; basic principles of flight and evolution of flight technology | |||
| 99 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OTHER | A group of instructional programs in the physical sciences not described above. | |||
| 00 | Physical Sciences, Other | ||||
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