Course Descriptions

BIO 104 Biological Foundations
Presentation of unifying concepts in cellular and molecular biology, genetics, ecology, behavior, evolution, and systematics. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 112 Botany
Plant forms: correlating structure, function, and environment. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 230 Human Anatomy
Gross anatomy with laboratory, including dissection of the mink. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 325 Microbiology
Bacterial and viral classification, structure, physiology, genetics, pathogenicity and immunology; methods of cultivation, identification, and control of microorganisms. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 330 Cell Biology
Biological processes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, with emphasis on the correlation between structure and function o n the molecular level. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 334 Human Physiology
Comprehensive study of the functioning of the major organ systems of the human. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 341 Genetics (recommended)
Principles of heredity, from classical breeding experiments to current molecular and recombinant DNA techniques, emphasis on inheritance in virus, bacteria, Drosophila and humans. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 300 A Orientation
Orientation for first-semester freshmen and transfers or students new to college.

BIO 300 C Biomedical Terminology
BIO 346, Morphology, taxonomy, identification, life history, host-parasite relationship, and control of protozoan, helminth, and arthropod parasites. 3hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory weekly.

BIO 352 Biochemistry
Molecular structure in the cell, biological oxidations, selected biosynthetic pathways, molecular genetics.

CHE 111/112 General Chemistry
Chemical principles and descriptive inorganic chemistry for students majoring in science and mathematics. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory weekly.

CHE 343 Organic Chemistry
Chemistry of carbon compounds, their structure, reactivity, and reaction to mechanisms. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory weekly.

MAT 211 Calculus I
Limits of function and approximation; differentiation and integration of elementary functions; maxima and minima applications.

PHY 151 Introductory Physics
Basic concepts of physics, for students desiring a one-semester course with laboratory. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory weekly.