2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

BIO 101 Paced Modern Biology I-A

3 hours 

This course is intended for students who are majoring in Forensic Science, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Toxicology; or minoring in Biology.  Paced Modern Biology 1-A is the first course in the two-semester alternative to Modern Biology I. The series is an in-depth exploration of the basic properties of living systems on the molecular, cellular and organismic levels. Topics in Biology 1-A include cell structure and function, structure and function of macromolecules, energy, cellular respiration, and photosynthesis. The entire 101–102 series must be successfully completed in order to receive credit as a general education science equivalent.

*Non-major students interested in enrolling must seek advisement and permission from the Department of Sciences

Note: Students who place into MAT 105 College Algebra or MAT 141 Pre-Calculus with a CAA below 90 will begin the Biology sequence in BIO 101.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Math placement; and majoring in Cell & Molecular Biology, Forensic Science

Corequisite

Students should be taking either MAT 105, MAT 141, MAT 241, or higher along with BIO 101.