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<p>Or are they afraid of physics, compared to biology and chemistry? (Some high school students posting here have schedules with more than one year of biology and/or chemistry, but no physics.)</p>
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<p>Biology majors and pre-meds would take a theoretically similar course as physics B over one year, so the split makes the course less rigorous if high schools take a year for each part. In practice, many colleges do not accept physics B for subject credit anyway, as their physics courses for biology majors and pre-meds are more difficult.</p>
<p>In other words, the College Board is taking what is already a somewhat light AP course and making it lighter.</p>
<p>Some high schools use physics B as their honors physics course.</p>