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Biology

BIO 004 Human Anatomy 5.0 Units BIO 012L Environmental Science Laboratory 1.5 Units
Course Advisory: BIO 016 and BIO 016L strongly Prerequisite: BIO 012 (may enroll concurrently)
recommended; Eligibility for ENGL 001; and SCC minimum Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001 and SCC minimum
Math standard. Math standards.
General Education: Option A: Area A; Option B: Area 5B, General Education: Option B: Area 5C; Option C: Area B3
Area 5C; Option C: Area B2, Area B3 Transferable to UC/CSU
Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 8-9 lecture, 48-54 lab.
Hours: 48-54 lecture, 96-108 lab. Examine the ecological roles of organisms, resource use,
A study of the structural organization of the human body, and pollution/waste by using laboratory and mandatory
from cellular to organismal level. Throughout the course, field trip techniques. Field trips may be required.
various types of instruction are used, including microscopic
investigation of prepared slides of tissues and organs, gross BIO 014 Principles of Microbiology 4.0 Units
(macroscopic) anatomical dissection, and examination of Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in CHEM 051, CHEM
prosected human material. (C-ID BIOL 110B) 010, or CHEM 001 and a minimum grade of C in MATH 104,
MATH 114 or two years of high school alegbra.
BIO 005 Human Physiology 5.0 Units Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in BIO 004 and CHEM Math standards.
001, CHEM 010 or CHEM 012 (formerly CHEM 051). General Education: Option A: Area A; Option B: Area 5B,
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Area 5C; Option C: Area B2, Area B3
Math standards. Transferable to UC/CSU
General Education: Option A: Area A; Option B: Area 5B, Hours: 48-54 lecture, 48-54 lab.
Area 5C; Option C: Area B2, Area B3 The study of the morphology, physiology, genetics,
Transferable to UC/CSU taxonomy, and ecology of microorganisms. The course
Hours: 48-54 lecture, 96-108 lab. also includes principles of immunology, the control of
This course describes physiological and homeostatic microbes, and their relationship to disease. Laboratory
mechanisms of the body systems in health and disease. exercises cover microscopy, staining, aseptic techniques,
The laboratory relates structure to function, uses identification, and microbial growth among others.
instrumentation to measure physiological variables, and
enables students to critically evaluate functional status. BIO 015 Introduction to Biology 4.0 Units
(C-ID BIOL 120) Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum
Math standard.
BIO 012 Environmental Science 3.0 Units General Education: Option A: Area A; Option B: Area 5B,
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001 and SCC minimum Area 5C; Option C: Area B2, Area B3
Math standard. Transferable to UC/CSU
General Education: Option A: Area A; Option B: Area 5B; Hours: 48-54 lecture, 48-54 lab.
Option C: Area B2 An introduction to basic concepts of living organisms
Transferable to UC/CSU including aspects of biological chemistry, cell structure
Hours: 48-54 lecture. and function, physiology, genetics, evolution, and ecology.
Examine the basic concepts of biology (especially ecology), Students must successfully complete both the lecture AND
chemistry, and physics to study: human population growth; lab portions of the course. Off-campus field trips may be
short- and long-term use of resources (such as soil, food, required and may involve a fee. This is a course for non-
land, renewable and nonrenewable energy, water, and air); majors. NOTE: Not open for credit to students who have
and the production of pollution and other wastes. Field completed BIO 001, 002 or 012.
trips may be required.

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