Biology
BIO 103 BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY (3)
16 lessons, final
Introductory biology. Discussion topics are those relevant to both plants and animals -- cell structure and function, molecules important to living things, metabolism, heredity, environment. Not for life science majors. (E-mail option available.)
Tuition: $931
Campbell, Neil A., Jane Reese and Eric Simon. Esential Biology with Physiology, 1st ed. Benjamin Cummings, 2004.
For more information, view the BIO 103 course outline.
BIO 104 ANIMAL BIOLOGY (3)
30 lessons, final
An introduction to the major areas of interest in animal biology, e.g., life processes, the cell, development, heredity, body systems, evolution, taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology. (E-mail option available.)
Prereq: High school chemistry recommended.
Tuition: $931
Dorit, Robert, Warren Walker Jr., and Robert Barnes. Zoology Saunders Publishing, 1991
For more information, view the BIO 104 course outline.
BIO 150 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I (3)
26 lessons, 3 exams
First semester of a highly integrated one-year course (BIO 150 and BIO 152) that deals with essential molecular, cellular, organismal, population, and community principles of biology. Students normally take the associated BIO 151 and BIO 153 laboratories simultaneously.
Prereq: CHE 105, or Math ACTE of 26 or above and concurrent enrollment in CHE 105, or chemistry placement test plus concurrent enrollment in CHE 105.
Tuition: $931
Campbell, Neil. Biology, 5th ed. Benjamin Cummings Publishing Co.
For more information, view the BIO 150 course outline.
BIO 208 PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY (3)
28 lessons, final
This course introduces fundamental microbiological principles and techniques. Emphasis is placed upon structural, functional, ecological and evolutionary relationships among microorganisms, principally viruses, rickettsiae bacteria, and fungi and algae.
Prereq: High school chemistry recommended. Note: Does not count for an upper division course for majors in Biology.
Tuition: $931
Bauman, Robert W., Microbiology. Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing Co. 2004
Wolfe, George. Biology with George Wolfe. Thinkwell Publishing Co. (a set of CDs) available through www.thinkwell.com ISBN: 096783578-x
For more information, view the BIO 208 course outline.
BIO 304 PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS (4)
19 lessons, final
A study of the physical and chemical aspects of the genetic material and their relationship to the expression and inheritance of the phenotype. (E-mail option available.)
Prereq: Bio 150 and Bio 152, and BIO 315.
Tuition: $1,238
Klug, William and Michael Cummings. Concepts of Genetics. 6th ed. Macmillan Publishing, 2000
For more information, view the BIO 304 course outline.
BIO 508 EVOLUTION (3)
19 lessons, final
Mechanisms of evolutionary change, with a brief summary of historical evolution, especially of the Metazoa.
Prereq: BIO 304 or ASC/AGR 360.
Tuition: $931
Futuyma, Douglas. Evolutionary Biology. 3rd ed. Sinauer Associates, 1998.
For more information, view the BIO 508 course outline.