Biology Courses

Required Biology Courses - 16 Credit Hours

BIO 1103 - Biology I 3 Credit Hours
This course is primarily intended for biology majors, biology minors, and other students planning to major in some area of science. Biology I reviews aspects of inorganic and organic chemistry relevent to biological systems before covering cell biology, cellular respiration, photosynthesis and genetics. Corequisite: BIO 1101 - Biology I Laboratory Availability: Fall/Spring

BIO 1101 - Biology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
This Course is designed to provide practical learning that compliments the Biology I lecture course, and should be taken in conjunction with Biology I lecture. The course covers skills essential to working in a biology laboratory that include safety, metrics, and microscopy. The course also examines biochemistry, enzyme kinetics, cellular respiration and photosynthesis, along with molecular genetics and heredity in an applied manner. Corequisite: BIO 1103 Availability: Fall/Spring

BIO 1113 - Biology II 3 Credit Hours
Continuation of Biology I. Topics include: a comparative overview of the diversity of life, anatomy and physiology, origins, and ecology. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1043 and BIO 1041 or BIO 1103 and BIO 1101 Corequisite: BIO 1111 - Biology II Laboratory Availability: Fall/Spring

BIO 1111 - Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Material covered in Biology II Laboratory includes techniques and concepts of evolution, divisions of life, ecology, and vertebrate anatomy through observations, experimentation, and writing. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1043 and BIO 1041 or BIO 1103 and BIO 1101 Corequisite: BIO 1113 Availability: Fall/Spring

BIO 2283 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course is designed for Biology Majors, or students who are pursuing careers that will require admission to and study in health-related programs. There will be a short review of the basic concepts of chemistry, cell biology, and tissues. Students who are entering this course are required to have prior knowledge of these areas of study, as well as prior knowledge of the human organ systems. The organ systems covered in BIO 2283 are the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine. Aging, disease, stress, growth, and development will be addressed through many structural levels of organization and through the eleven organ systems. There will be an emphasis on the molecular and cellular aspects of function within the human body. The laboratory sessions include specimen dissection, studying anatomical models, and viewing microscopic slides as well as computer-simulated physiological experiments. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1103 with lab (BIO 1101); BIO 1113 with lab (BIO 1111). BIO 1113 and BIO 1111 are waived for Nursing and Athletic Training Students. Corequisite: BIO 2281 Availability: Fall/Spring

BIO 2281 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
This course is a laboratory experience to accompany BIO 2283, for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements or are interested in taking a human anatomy and physiology laboratory. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1103 with lab (BIO 1101); BIO 1113 with lab (BIO 1111). BIO 1113 and BIO 1111 are waived for Nursing and Athletic Training students. Corequisite: BIO 2283 Availability: Fall and Spring

BIO 3113 - Genetics 3 Credit Hours
Genetics is an introduction to the study of inheritance and genetic analysis. This course covers DNA structure and function, transmission genetics including modified Mendelian ratios, mitosis and meiosis, linkage and genetic mapping, sex determination and related inheritance patterns, chromosomes and chromosomal variation, and statistical applications to genetics. Extranuclear inheritance, quantitative inheritance, population genetics and evolutionary genetics also are discussed. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1043 or BIO 1113; BIO 3103 recommended Corequisite: BIO 3111 Availability: Spring

BIO 3111 - Genetics Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
This course is a laboratory experience to accompany BIO 3113, for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements or are interested in taking a genetics laboratory. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1043 or BIO 1113; BIO 3103 recommended Corequisite: BIO 3113 Availability: Spring

BIO XXXX - Animal Behavior 3 Credit Hour
Yada Availability: Fall/Spring

Cognate Courses

BIO 3052 - Molecular Biology 2 Credit Hours
This course is a study of DNA and DNA analysis. Primary emphasis is on the molecular basis of heredity. Foundational topics covered in the course are the structure of DNA and RNA, DNA replication and recombination, the storage and expression of genetic information via protein synthesis, and the molecular basis of mutation. Advanced topics include recombinant DNA technology and applications, genomic organization of DNA, and the regulation of gene expression. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1113/BIO 1111; or permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIO 3152 Availability: Fall

BIO 3152 - Molecular Biology Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
This course is a laboratory experience to accompany BIO 3052, for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements or are interested in taking a molecular biology laboratory. Prerequisite: C- or above in BIO 1113/BIO 1111; or permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIO 3052 Availability: Fall

BIO 4003 - Histology 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed for Biology majors or students who are pursuing careers that will require admission to and study in professional health fields. The course is designed to teach students how to identify various cell types and to identify a variety of normal tissues in standard histological sections. Students will gain knowledge of basic histology discipline through an understanding of tissue organization. Structure/function relationships will be emphasized, using an organ system approach. Prerequisite: C- or above in 1103 and BIO 1113 (with labs), and BIO 2283 and BIO 2293 (with labs); or permission of the instructor. Corequisite: BIO 4001 Availability: Even Springs

BIO 4001 - Histology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
The laboratory course gives a basic microscopic overview of tissues and organs of the human body. Prerequisite: C- or above in 1103 and BIO 1113 (with labs), and BIO 2283 and BIO 2293 (with labs); or permission of the instructor. Corequisite: BIO 4003 Availability: Even Springs