This course follows the AP Statistics curriculum and all students will take the AP Statistics test in the spring with the opportunity of earning up to three hours of college credits. Statistics is used in the social sciences and natural sciences. It is also used in business and journalism. This course should be of practical use for anyone considering a career in any of those areas as well as science, engineering, medicine, sociology, economics, education and many other fields. For many college majors, this course is as appropriate as or even more appropriate than Calculus. The course may be taken concurrently with Precalculus or Calculus. A TI83+ or TI84 graphing calculator is required. All students enrolled in this class will take the AP exam in May.