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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Nov 23, 2024
 
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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BIOSC 0150 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 1


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This introductory course in biology is divided into two parts. The first part covers the cellular basis of life including a discussion of simple chemistry; cells as units of structure and function; and energy transformations. The second part includes an examination of those functions common to all organisms such as nutrition, gas and fluid transport, and hormonal and neuronal control. Throughout, the emphasis is on the mechanisms used to accomplish these basic functions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: Pre-Assessment is required, instructions for completing the pre-assessment are found at: tinyurl.com/BIOSC0150
Course Attributes: DSAS Natural Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Science NonSeq.GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Science Seq.GE. Req.


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