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BIOL 102 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY (Fall, Spring, Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
This course is designed to introduce the concepts of cellular and molecular biology, basic chemistry, the chemistry of life, and genetics.
BIOL 103 GENERAL ZOOLOGY (Fall, Spring, Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
This course is a study of the principles of invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, with emphasis on the development of phyla in the animal kingdom,
their embryonic development, structure and function, classification, gross and microscopic anatomy.

BIOL 105 GENERAL BOTANY (Fall, Spring) 4 CREDITS
This course is a study of algae and fungi, with emphasis on structure, function, classification, phylogenetic relationships and
ecology. Angiosperms and gymnosperms, with emphasis on structure, function, classification, phylogenetic relationships and ecology, will be
explored.
BIOL 107 INTRODUCTION OF HUMAN BIOLOGY (Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course is a study of the biology of human structure and function.

BIOL 198 COOP BIOLOGY 12 CREDITS
Students must meet applicable program eligibility requirements and must submit program application materials to the Program Coordinator
prior to receiving permission from the instructor to register for this course. Program requirements can be found on the Career Development
Center website.
BIOL 202 INDEPENDENT STUDY (Periodically) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101 or 102. This course is designed solely for non-science majors and especially for Elementary Education majors and includes
research into a specified area of biology or physical science encompassing library, laboratory and, if necessary, field experiences.

BIOL 203 OCEANUS (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
A fully online distance education course accessed through BSU OnLine. This course focuses on basic oceanography, marine biology and man’s
impact on the ocean’s environment. The course is designed to meet general education non-laboratory sciences requirements. There is no
textbook, no study guide- all material, including weekly assessments and media content delivered through BSU Online. Students must use and
check BSU Email and BSU Online at least twice weekly. Access to the Internet is required for adequate access to course content and other
materials. Orientation is also staged to BSU Online. Examinations [midterm, final] are done in person in a proctored environment, but using the
BSU Online interface. This course may be taken by Biology majors as a free elective.
BIOL 204 CELL BIOLOGY (FALL, SPRING Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, 103, 105; CHEM 107, 108. This course emphasizes the relationship between the structure and function of cell organelles.
BIOL 205 BIOLOGY ENVRMNTL. POLLU. (FALL, or SPRING Periodically) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course is a study of the environment as a system, including characteristics and requirements of the living
environment of plants, animals and man, and improving the quality of life and the future of mankind.

BIOL 209 GENERAL GENETICS (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course examines the concept of inheritance, its basis and societal impact. Inheritance is studied form various
standpoints where mendelian genetics, molecular genetics, cytogenetics, population and quantitative genetics are emphasized. Various tools
and exercises are designed to reinforce each of the aforementioned aspects during the laboratory sessions.

BIOL 298 COOP BIOLOGY 12 CREDITS
BIOL 301 HEREDITY & HUMAN AFFAIRS (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
This course emphasizes the latest information emanating from the field of medical genetics, with particular reference to the physiological,
neurological and morphological disorders, diseases, etc. Lecture only; recommended for non-science majors.

BIOL 303 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (FALL, SPRING) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, 209; CHEM 201, and 202. This course is designed to examine the molecular organization of cells and cellular
processes; the synthesis and regulation of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis; viruses and plasmid DNA molecules, and the concepts and
techniques involved in recombinant DNA.

BIOL 304 BIOLOGY OF DRUG PLANTS (FALL, SPRING Periodically) 3
CREDITS Prerequisite(s): BIOL-102 and BIOL 105. This course is the study of biology of such plants as opium, DMT, marijuana, mescaline,
psilocybin, cocaine, jimsonweed, ergot, strychnine, and digitalis; active principles and the parts used as drugs; diseases and disorders;
genetic manifestations; use and misuse of drugs; and effects on human health, including the mental and social wellbeing of man.
BIOL 309 MICROBIOLOGY I (FALL, SPRING) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102 and 209. Overall, this course emphasizes the principles of Bacteriology, Mycology, and Virology. It is designed to provide
an in-depth survey of the field of Microbiology, where various topics will make the students become familiar with basic microbial physiology and
metabolism, host-microbe interactions and epidemiology, an understanding of microbial infection, the processes involved in food poisoning and
intoxication, and water-borne diseases, and also the roles of microbes in the industry.

BIOL 310 MICROBIOLOGY II (FALL, SPRING) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. Biology majors are required to successfully complete BIOL-309. This course provides a general survey of the field of
Pathogenic Microbiology, ranging from the Principles of Diseases and Epidemiology, through Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity, the dynamics
involved in the Host/Etiologic agent relationships, to the Mode of Actions of various antibiotics. The course also emphasizes the most common
human diseases and the pathogenic agent(s) involved. This course is designed to make the students become familiar with the principles of

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