PNC Concurrent Enrollment Program Biology Course Application Cover-Page
(draft – 7/21/2015)
Information to be considered during the evaluation process.
School Name
Teacher Name
Course(s) (Content
for each is listed on
the next page)
□ BIOL 110
□ Biol 110 and BIOL 111 as
a combined course in one
academic year
High School Information
Prerequisites (or
co-requisites)
Class Meeting
Schedule
□ One semester, traditional (approximately
90 days, 45 min. per day)
□ Full year, traditional (approximately 180
days, 45 min per day)
□ One semester, block (approximately 90
days, 80 – 100 min. per day)
□ Two semesters, block (approximately 180
days, 80 – 100 min. per day)
□ Other (describe):
□ Biol 110 and Biol 111 as
separate courses (CHM 116
cannot be offered without
CHM 115)
PNC requirements
none
Lecture:
 50 min/ lecture, 3 lectures a
week
 150 min/ week of lecture
Lab:


110 min/week
One day a week for 1 hour
and 50 min
260 minutes total class time/ week
Is additional class
time available?
(e.g. before/after
school, study hall,
summer)
Approximate
average amount of
time spent on lab
□ Yes, required for all students
□ Yes, optional or as needed
□ No
If yes, describe in supporting materials
Additional time available via office
hours if student deems necessary
□ _______ class periods per week
Lab:


Or
□ _______ % of class time
110 min/week
One day a week for 1 hour
and 50 min
 Equivalent to 2 days/ week of
traditional high school
schedule
 42% of class time devoted to
lab
260 minutes total class time/ week
Textbook used by
students: indicate
one of the
commonly used
books or write in a
different one, if
necessary. (Since
some authors write
different textbooks
for different levels,
please check ISBNs)
□ Biology by Mader & Windelspecht. 11th
edition, 2012 ISBN: 0073525502

□ Biology by Raven, Johnson, Mason, Losos,
and Singer, 10 th edition 2014 ISBN:
0073383074
Currently Biology by Mader &
Windelspecht. 11th edition,
2012 ISBN: 0073525502

Switching to: Biology by
Raven, Johnson, Mason,
Losos, and Singer, 10 th
edition 2014 ISBN:
0073383074
□ Life: The Science of Biology 9th
Edition Sadava, Hillis, Heller,
Berenbaum
□ Principles of Life: Hillis, Sadava, Heller,
Price 1st Ed
□ Biology: The Dynamic Science: Peter J.
Russell 2nd ed
□ Biology: Pearson, Campbell, 7th ed
□ Biology: Pearson, Campbell, 8th ed
□ Biology: Pearson, Campbell, 9th ed
□ Biology, the Unity and Diversity of Life:
Pearson, Starr and Tagart, 13th ed
□ Other:
_______________________________
____
__
____
__
*Students should be using a college-level
book. If a college-level book is not available
until the next round of adoptions, the
teacher should provide supplementary
information to the students. If this is the
case, please describe in the attached
materials.

Grading Scheme:
Indicate the
percentage of the
overall grade from
each of the
following
components
(unused categories
can be left blank)
Will be required to adopt for PNC
grade
Grading Scale:
Will be required to adopt PNC
grading scale for PNC
transcripted grade
100%=A+
99-93%=A
92-90%=A89-87%=B+
86-83%=B
82-80%=B79-77%=C+
76-73%=C
72-70%=C69-67%=D+
66-63%=D
62-60%=D≤59%=F
Grading Policies:
(Check all that
apply)
□ Students must pass the laboratory
portion of the course to pass the overall
course
□ Students cannot receive an overall grade
higher than the grade on their best exam
□ Students may retake exams (describe the
policy in the attached materials)
□ An exam or lab is dropped (describe the
policy in the attached materials)
□ Other: (State briefly and describe in
attached materials)
Again, please note that the final letter
grade will be determined by dropping the
lowest lecture exam score, excluding the
final, lowest quiz score, and lowest
review question score
Lab Experiments:
□ Labs come from one source. List title,
author, ISBN or other information
necessary to identify the source. Provide a
list of experiments performed (can be a
photocopy of the table of contents with the
chosen labs marked)
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________
Currently: Mader, S.S. 2013. Biology:
Laboratory Manual, 11th ed. McGraw-Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-747971-8



50%: 3 unit exams of 3 or
more chapters and final
30%: 2 lab exams
10%: Lab Scores
10%: Quizzes, 1-2 chapters
each
Changing to: Darrell Vodopich, Randy
Moore Biology Laboratory Manual,
ISBN: 0073532258
Lab Assignments:
Indicate all that
apply.
Exams
□ Labs come from multiple sources. Attach
a list of experiments performed, citing the
source when possible. Provide copies of at
least two experiments that are
representative of the rigor of the
experiments.
□ Prelab assignments
□ Lab notebooks
□ Formal reports for some experiments
□ Formal reports for all experiments
□ Oral and/or poster presentation
□ Students almost always work individually
□ Students sometimes work individually
□ Students always work in pairs or small
groups
*Provide a description of lab assignments
(notebook entries and/or reports) or a copy
of student work with identifying
information removed.
Number of exams:
 Biol 110: _________
 Biol 111 (if applicable): ________
Format of exams:
□ Multiple choice and/or matching
□ Short answer
□ Open-ended
□ Lab/practical
□ Final exam is cumulative
□ Other: ____________________
*For each course, submit a final exam
(preferred) or two regular exams.




Labs are done in groups
Reports are done individually
Reports are typed
Two lab exams per semester
Biol 110:
 4 exams (1 is dropped) + final
 2 lab exams (neither is
dropped)
 3 or more chapters per exam
 short-answer, multiple-choice,

fill-in-the-blank (e.g., diagrams),
and true/false questions
based on information from your
textbook, lecture notes, and
supplemental activities since the
previous exam
Biol 111
 4 exams (1 is dropped) + final
 2 lab exams (neither is
dropped)
 3 or more chapters per exam
 short-answer, multiple-choice,

fill-in-the-blank (e.g., diagrams),
and true/false questions
based on information from your
textbook, lecture notes, and
supplemental activities since the
previous exam
Content Covered
*While topics from
high school biology
reappear in BIOL
110/111, this
course covers
topics in more
depth, especially in
explaining why
things occur and
discussing
exceptions to the
rules.
BIOL 110
□ The Science of Biology

BIOL 111
□ The Origin and diversity of life
inquiry
□ viruses
□ The Nature of Molecules and the
□ prokaryotes
Properties of Water

□ protists
atoms and importance of water
□ The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

□ seedless plants
Macro Organic M0lecules
□ seeded plants
□ Cell Structure
□ Membranes
□ fungi
□ Energy and Metabolism
□ animal diversity
□ Energy in Cells
□ protostomes (animal diversity)
□ Photosynthesis
□ Cell Communication
□ deuterostomes (animal diversity)
□ Cell Division
□ plant form
□ Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
□ transport in plants
□ Inheritance
□ Chromosomes, Mapping, and Meiosis-
□ plant nutrition and soils
Inheritance Connection
□ plant defense responses
□ DNA
□ sensory systems in plants
□ Genes

□ plant reproduction
Gene Expression
□ Biotechnology
□ behavioral biology
□ Genomics
□ ecology of individuals and
□ Cellular Mechanisms of Development
□ Genes within Populations
populations
□ Evidence of evolution
□community ecology
□ Origin of Species
□
Systematics,
Phylogenies,
Comparative Biology
□ Genome Evolution
□ Evolution of development
and
□dynamics of ecosystems
□ the biosphere
□ conservation biology