Here are a few of our lower division course offerings:
Anatomy and Physiology Courses
BSC 1084 Survey of the Human Body
This is a one-semester course designed to cover basic information necessary for a general understanding of the structure and function of the human body. The course emphasizes how systems work together to achieve homeostasis.
BSC 2085 Anatomy and Physiology I
As the first semester of a two-semester sequence, this course studies regional and systemic anatomy and physiology of the human body. Emphasis is placed on histology and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. During the first two weeks of class, students are tested in prerequisite materials such as simple chemistry, cell structure, biochemistry, metabolism, and molecular genetics. Corequisite: BSC 2085L.
BSC 2086 Anatomy and Physiology II
This is a continuation of BSC 2085, studying the anatomy and physiology of human systems. Topics to be covered are the circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, endocrine and reproductive systems. Prerequisites: BSC2085 and BSC 2085L. Corequisite: BSC 2086L.
Biology Courses
BSC 1005 Life Science
This introductory-level course is designed for non-science majors. It illustrates the applications of the scientific method of problem solving within the field of life science. Topics of the investigation include properties of life, chemistry of life, structure and function of cells, cell reproduction, plant structure and function, and representative human systems. Prerequisite: Student must score into college level English, mathematics and reading on placement test. Course available on Internet.
BSC1020 Biology for Health Sciences
This course is designed for students entering into the health sciences such as nursing, medical/dental/veterinary school, etc. Topics include properties of life, chemistry and macromolecules, cell structure, metabolism, genetics and basic evolutionary concepts
BSC 2010 General Biology I
This biology course is designed for science majors. The course covers cell structure and function, the chemical basis for life, cell metabolism, cell reproduction and inheritance, and a survey of viruses, bacteria, and fungi. It is recommended that students taking this course continue in BSC 2011. Recommended prerequisite/corequisite: CHM 1045 or CHM 1015. Corequisite: BSC 2010L.
BSC 2011 General Biology II
This course is a continuation of General Biology I. Topics include an introduction to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists, as well as a survey of the plant and animal kingdoms. The course ends with an introduction to anatomy and physiology. Prerequisite: BSC 2010/L. Corequisite: BSC 2011L
Ecology Courses
PCB 1030 Introduction to Ecology
This course provides a survey of the interrelationships between living organisms and their physical environment, including an overview of animal and plant physiology, chemical cycles, and the various ecosystems on earth. Present day ecological problems are discussed, along with ecological aspects of humans and implications for the future.
Marine Biology Courses
OCB 1000 Introduction to Marine Biology
A course for non-science majors. The natural history of marine organisms, their taxonomic relationships and their interactions with each other are explored. The evolutionary processes of various marine organisms and the scheme of biological classification are introduced. The fundamentals of marine biological science are provided with special emphasis placed upon observable major marine phyla in the local area and the interrelationships between individual organisms within these phyla and how they relate to world wide marine environments.
OCE 2001 Introduction to Oceanography
This course introduces non-science major students to fundamentals, principles and procedures of physical, geological, chemical and biological oceanography. This multi-disciplinary approach to understanding oceanographic processes and ecosystems explores the origins of oceanography, physical and chemical features of seawater and ocean sediments, explores ocean basins, plate tectonics and oceanic climate, discovers the waves, tides and ocean currents and life in the oceanic ecosystem, and introduces to oceanic lifestyles of plankton, benthos and nekton.
Microbiology Courses
MCB 2010 Microbiology
This course is a survey of the structure, physiology, genetics, and control of microorganisms, including an overview of the medical importance of viruses, bacteria, protozoans, and multicellular parasites. Host-parasite interactions, including specific and nonspecific immunity are also examined. Prerequisites: BSC 2085/L. Corequisite: MCB 2010L.
Anatomy and Physiology Courses
BSC 1084 Survey of the Human Body
This is a one-semester course designed to cover basic information necessary for a general understanding of the structure and function of the human body. The course emphasizes how systems work together to achieve homeostasis.
BSC 2085 Anatomy and Physiology I
As the first semester of a two-semester sequence, this course studies regional and systemic anatomy and physiology of the human body. Emphasis is placed on histology and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. During the first two weeks of class, students are tested in prerequisite materials such as simple chemistry, cell structure, biochemistry, metabolism, and molecular genetics. Corequisite: BSC 2085L.
- BSC 2085L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab This is the lab component for Anatomy and Physiology I. Lab experiences include the following topic areas of histology and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Prerequisites: Student must score into college level English, mathematics and reading on placement test. Corequisite: BSC 2085. Lab fee $20.00.
BSC 2086 Anatomy and Physiology II
This is a continuation of BSC 2085, studying the anatomy and physiology of human systems. Topics to be covered are the circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, endocrine and reproductive systems. Prerequisites: BSC2085 and BSC 2085L. Corequisite: BSC 2086L.
- BSC 2086L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab This is the lab component of Anatomy and Physiology II. Lab experiences include the following topic areas of the circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, endocrine and reproductive systems. Prerequisites: BSC 2085 and BSC 2085L; and student must score into college level English, mathematics and reading on placement test. Corequisite: BSC 2086. Lab fee $20.00.
Biology Courses
BSC 1005 Life Science
This introductory-level course is designed for non-science majors. It illustrates the applications of the scientific method of problem solving within the field of life science. Topics of the investigation include properties of life, chemistry of life, structure and function of cells, cell reproduction, plant structure and function, and representative human systems. Prerequisite: Student must score into college level English, mathematics and reading on placement test. Course available on Internet.
- BSC 1005L Life Science Lab This course is designed for non-science majors. Students gain laboratory experiences in the areas of properties of life, chemistry of life, structure and function of cells, cell reproduction, plant structure and function, and representative human systems. Corequisite: BSC 1005. Lab fee $20.00.
BSC1020 Biology for Health Sciences
This course is designed for students entering into the health sciences such as nursing, medical/dental/veterinary school, etc. Topics include properties of life, chemistry and macromolecules, cell structure, metabolism, genetics and basic evolutionary concepts
- BSC1020L Biology for Health Science Lab This one credit course is the laboratory component for BSC 1020, Human Biology. Lab experiences include microscope technique, basic chemistry, cell structure, genetics and body systems terminology
BSC 2010 General Biology I
This biology course is designed for science majors. The course covers cell structure and function, the chemical basis for life, cell metabolism, cell reproduction and inheritance, and a survey of viruses, bacteria, and fungi. It is recommended that students taking this course continue in BSC 2011. Recommended prerequisite/corequisite: CHM 1045 or CHM 1015. Corequisite: BSC 2010L.
- BSC 2010L General Biology I Lab This is the lab component for General Biology I.. Lab experiences include the following topic areas of cell structure and function, the chemical basis for life, cell metabolism, cell reproduction and inheritance, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Corequisite BSC 2010. lab fee $20.00
BSC 2011 General Biology II
This course is a continuation of General Biology I. Topics include an introduction to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists, as well as a survey of the plant and animal kingdoms. The course ends with an introduction to anatomy and physiology. Prerequisite: BSC 2010/L. Corequisite: BSC 2011L
- BSC 2011L General Biology II Lab This is the lab component for BSC 2011. Lab experiences include protists, fungi, a survey of the plant and animal kingdoms, comparative physiology of vertebrate systems, as well as plant and animal development. Prerequisite: BSC2010/L. Prerequisite/Corequisite: BSC 2011. Lab fee $20.00
Ecology Courses
PCB 1030 Introduction to Ecology
This course provides a survey of the interrelationships between living organisms and their physical environment, including an overview of animal and plant physiology, chemical cycles, and the various ecosystems on earth. Present day ecological problems are discussed, along with ecological aspects of humans and implications for the future.
Marine Biology Courses
OCB 1000 Introduction to Marine Biology
A course for non-science majors. The natural history of marine organisms, their taxonomic relationships and their interactions with each other are explored. The evolutionary processes of various marine organisms and the scheme of biological classification are introduced. The fundamentals of marine biological science are provided with special emphasis placed upon observable major marine phyla in the local area and the interrelationships between individual organisms within these phyla and how they relate to world wide marine environments.
OCE 2001 Introduction to Oceanography
This course introduces non-science major students to fundamentals, principles and procedures of physical, geological, chemical and biological oceanography. This multi-disciplinary approach to understanding oceanographic processes and ecosystems explores the origins of oceanography, physical and chemical features of seawater and ocean sediments, explores ocean basins, plate tectonics and oceanic climate, discovers the waves, tides and ocean currents and life in the oceanic ecosystem, and introduces to oceanic lifestyles of plankton, benthos and nekton.
Microbiology Courses
MCB 2010 Microbiology
This course is a survey of the structure, physiology, genetics, and control of microorganisms, including an overview of the medical importance of viruses, bacteria, protozoans, and multicellular parasites. Host-parasite interactions, including specific and nonspecific immunity are also examined. Prerequisites: BSC 2085/L. Corequisite: MCB 2010L.
- MCB 2010L Microbiology Lab This is the lab component for Microbiology. Lab experiences include the following topic areas of viruses, bacteria, protozoans, and multicellular parasites. Prerequisite: BSC2085/L. Corequisite: MCB 2010. Lab fee $20.00