COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BIOLOGY
BI 111 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY: PRINCIPLES
4 cr.
An introduction to the major principles of biology. Topics include chemistry of life, structure and function
of cells, photosynthesis and respiration, mitosis and meiosis, heredity, molecular biology, evolution, and
ecology.
BI 112 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY: DIVERSITY
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 111
A survey of biological diversity including viruses, prokaryotes, protests, fungi, plants, and animals.
Attention is also given to the structure and function of plant and animal organ systems.
BI 202 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
5 cr.
Prerequisite: CH 105, CH 107, or CH 111. Recommended: a course dealing with anatomy.
Highly recommended: completion of BI 201 or BI 221.
Studies of all systems of human physiology, supplemented by laboratory work which demonstrates basic
physiological phenomena. Previous knowledge of anatomy and chemistry is required.
BI 203 MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
5 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 100 or BI 104 or BI 112 or BI 202
Introduction to medically important microorganisms; the role of microbes in human health, infection, and
immunity. Laboratory focuses on the experimental approach to microbiology.
BI 210 PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
4 cr.
Prerequisite: One year of introductory biology.
Lectures, field and laboratory studies dealing with the relationships between plants, animals, humans and
the ecosphere.
BI 222 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 111, BI 112 and CH 220 or CH 321
Physiological functions and processes at the level of organs and organ systems, oriented primarily towards
vertebrates. Energy relations, temperature effects, movement, circulation, respiration, water and solute
regulation, membranes, nerve and muscle physiology.
BI 303 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
5 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 111 and BI 112 or CLS 204 and CLS 214 and CH 200 or CH 321; BI 312
recommended
Study of morphology, physiology, genetics, and taxonomy of microbes and related laboratory techniques.
BI 312 GENETICS
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 111, BI 112 or BI 202
Basic Mendelian laws; the nature of genes, and population genetics, with emphasis on genetics as a rapidly
unfolding science. Genetics is related to theories concerning organic evolution.
BI 313 CELL BIOLOGY
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 111 and BI 112 or BI 201 or BI 221 and CH 220 or CH 321 or permission of
instructor
Structure of biochemistry of eukaryotic cells and organelles, with selected features of prokaryotic cells.
Topics include methods of study, chemical components, compartmentalization of cells, nuclear control, and
metabolism. Laboratory work includes cytochemistry, spectrophotometry, electrophoresis, and differential
centrifugation.
BI 431 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 111 and BI 112 and CH 112
Principles of plant nutrition, metabolism, plant water relations, transport of materials in plants and
physiological aspects of plant growth and development. Methods of studying plant functions are
emphasized in the laboratory.