The biology department offers a program leading to an associate of science degree. The required courses in this program will give a student an excellent and broad foundation on which to further his or her studies. Most of the courses in the program have required laboratory components to allow first-hand experience in the study of biology. A laboratory fee is charged for laboratory courses. Upon finishing the requirements for an AS degree in biology, a student should be able to obtain a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution with two additional years of study. To learn more about obtaining an AS degree in biology please visit our Degrees offered page.
Many of the courses offered by the biology department are required for students hoping to enter the health science fields. These courses have required laboratory components to allow first-hand experience in the study of biology. Biology 1610 (College Biology I) (formerly BIOL1170 Foundations of Biology) is the first biology course taken by students hoping to enter the health science fields. Biology 1610 is a prerequisite (C grade or better) for the other required courses which include Biology 2320 (Human Anatomy), Biology 2420 (Human Physiology), and Biology 2060 (Microbiology). To learn more about these courses, please visit our Courses offered page. To learn more about admission into the health sciences, please visit their admissions requirements pages: Nursing admissions Allied Health admissions.
Several of the courses offered by the department fulfill the biological sciences general requirements for AS or AAS degrees. To fulfill the general requirements for an AS or an AA degree, a student must take 3 credits in the biological sciences. To fulfill the general requirements for an AAS degree, a student may take 3 credits in the biological sciences Courses that meet the guidelines to fulfill these requirements include Biology 1010 (Introduction to Biology), Biology 103 0(Introduction to Plant Biology), Biology 1050 (Introduction to Animal Biology), Biology 1110 (Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology), Biology 1150 (Physiology of Exercise), Biology 1610 (College Biology I). To learn more about these courses, please visit our Courses offered page.