NCEA Level 3 Biology
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs E. Butterworth.
Students will study the following topics: Plant behaviour and animal responses, cell biology and gene expression, a contemporary biological issue, evolution, biotechnology and human evolution.
Recommended Prior Learning
12 Credits (3 of which must be external) or better in NCEA Level 2 Biology, or at the discretion of HOD Science.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 24 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 13 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 11 credits.
External
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.