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BIOL 1406 General Biology (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 101.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is the first of a two-semester sequence designed for students majoring or minoring in biology and related disciplines. Topics include but are not limited to the scientific method, general and biological chemistry, cell structure and function, cell reproduction, and molecular genetics. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015124
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BIOL 1407 General Biology (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 102.
Prerequisite: Biology 1406 General Biology.
This course is a continuation of Biology 1406 and is intended for students majoring or minoring in biology and related disciplines. Topics include but are not limited to development, evolution, ecology, population genetics, and a review of the diversity of life. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015124
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BIOL 1408 Biological Science (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 115.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is designed for all majors except science. Selected topics in biological science are presented to students not majoring in the sciences to promote their understanding of biological concepts and to enable them to use these concepts in their daily lives. Topics include chemistry and biochemistry, the cell, respiration, photosynthesis, cell reproduction, genetics, and reproduction and development. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015124
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BIOL 1409 Biological Science (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 116.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is designed for all majors except science. Selected topics in biological science are presented to students not majoring in the sciences to promote their understanding of biological concepts and to enable them to use these concepts in their daily lives. Topics include plant and animal systems, diversity of life and population dynamics, taxonomy, evolution, and ecology. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015124
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BIOL 1411 Introductory Botany (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 110.
Prerequisite: None.
This course introduces plant form and function. Topics ranging from the cell through organs are included. Emphasis is on the vascular plants, including the taxonomy and life cycles of major plant divisions. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2603015124
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BIOL 1424 Intermediate Botany (4)
Former course prefix/number BIO 203/BIOL 2470.
Prerequisite: Biology 1406 and 1407.
The major plant groups are surveyed. Emphasis is on morphology, physiology, classification, and life cycles. Evolutionary relationships of plants to each other and their economic importance to humans are also covered. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2603015124
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BIOL 2306 Environmental Biology (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 223.
Prerequisite: None.
The principles of aquatic and terrestrial communities are presented. Emphasis is on the relationship of these principles to the problems facing people in a
modern technological society. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0301025124
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BIOL 2370 Field Biology (3)
This is a unique need course. Former course prefix/number BIO 218.
Prerequisite: None.
Local plant and animal life are surveyed in relationship to the environment. Aquatic and terrestrial communities are studied with reference to basic ecological principles and techniques. Emphasis is upon classification, identification, and collection of specimens in the field. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2613019203
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BIOL 2401 Anatomy And Physiology I (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 221.
Prerequisite: Biology 1406 and Biology 1407 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course examines cell structure and function, tissues, and the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Emphasis is on structure, function, and the interrelationships of the human systems. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2607065124
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BIOL 2402 Anatomy And Physiology II (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 222.
Prerequisite: Biology 2401 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This is the second course of a two course sequence. Structure and function as related to the human circulatory, respiratory, urinary, digestive, reproductive, and endocrine systems are studied. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationships of these systems. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2607065124
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BIOL 2406 Environmental Biology (4)
This is a common course number.
Prerequisite: None.
The principles of aquatic and terrestrial communities are presented. Emphasis is on the relationship of these principles to the problems facing people in a modern technological society. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0301025101
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BIOL 2416 Genetics (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 226.
Prerequisite: Biology 1406 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course focuses on genetics. Topics include Mendelian inheritance, recombinant genetics, the biochemical theory of genetic material, and mutation theory. Plant and animal materials are used to study population genetics, linkage, gene structure and function, and other concepts of heredity. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2606135124
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BIOL 2418 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
This is a unique need course. Former course prefix/number BIO 211.
Prerequisite: Eight hours of biological science.
This course surveys the major groups of animals below the level of chordates. Consideration is given to phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, physiology, and biology of the various groups. Relationships and importance to higher animals and humans are stressed. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2607079303
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BIOL 2420 General Microbiology (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 216.
Prerequisite: Biology 1406 and Biology 1407 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
Topics include growth, reproduction, nutrition, genetics, and ecology of micro-organisms, as well as aspects of microbial disease, immunology and chemotherapy. Laboratory activities constitute a major part of the course. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2605015124
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BIOL 2428 Comparative Anatomy Of The Vertebrates (4)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BIO 235.
Prerequisite: Biology 1406 and Biology 1407.
For science majors and pre-medical and pre-dental students. Major groups of vertebrates are studied. Emphasis is on morphology and evolutionary relationships. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2607065124
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Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
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