Courses on topics of interest to biology students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by the instructor. Remedial course estricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

Five hours lecture/lab each week Exploration of broad themes in the natural sciences through a biological perspective. This course is intended for elementary education majors and emphasizes how the concepts introduced in the course can be incorporated into the classroom. Major concepts addressed include ecosystems, evolution, characterization of life and life forms, overview of human systems, cell biology, and the scientific process. This course will not be applied to a biology major or minor. Offered every spring. NS

Anatomy and Physiology is the study of the structure and function of the body. This course will provide an understanding of the human body from individual cells to tissues and organs to whole organism. This course will introduce the cell as the basic unit of life, tissue structure, and organ systems including integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Restricted to nursing, nutrition, and communication disorders and sciences students only. Offered every fall and spring.

Designed for new students intending a course of study in biology and neuroscience, and/or one of the health science pre-professional programs such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-physical therapy, or pre-pharmacy. The emphasis will be on development of effective learning skills and techniques to have success in college courses and in pursuit of science-related careers.

This course is a continuation of BIOL-104 and will build on the concepts learned in BIOL-104 and apply them to understanding body systems including; the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems. Prerequisite: C or higher in BIOL-104. Restricted to nursing, dietetics, and communication disorders sciences students only. Offered every fall and spring.

Three hours lecture and discussion/one three-hour lab per week. This introduction to biological science provides an overview of macromolecules, cell biology, energetics, genetics, and evolutionary survey of animal diversity with a focus on mammalian body systems. This is an introductory course for science majors. Offered fall and spring semester. NS