PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY  

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COURSE NUMBER: Biology 105

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 4

PREREQUISITES: Placement into Eng 101

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory biology course, unifying biology concepts and principles at all levels.

SYLLABUS:

REQUIRED TEXT: LECTURE BOOK: ISBN 0321637828 Biology of Humans, 3RD edition, Goodenough and McGuire

TRIPS TO CAMPUS REQUIRED: 3

ACCESS CODE REQUIRED: No

ORIENTATION INFORMATION: Orientation will be the first week of classes on Tuesday or Thursday night on Barton campus. I will notify all students through webct when the class opens on August 10th. Orientation is MANDATORY and will last at least 2-3 hours.

INSTRUCTOR: Heather Forrester

INSTRUCTOR E-MAIL: collinsh@mailcruiser.gvltec.edu

INSTRUCTOR'S NOTE: You will need to come to campus for Orientation, a Microscope lab (if you do not have a proctor), and Final Exam

DISTANCE LEARNING ATTENDANCE POLICY: In order to avoid access denied status, students should make contact with their instructor within the first three days of class. Attendance in an online class is defined by correspondence and the student is expected to demonstrate, at least once a week, that he/she is actively involved and is corresponding in the class. Examples of activities that can be used to demonstrate this involvement include, but not limited to the following: posting/receiving e-mails, participating in online course discussions via bulletin boards and chat rooms, and completing and submitting course assignments.

Students not meeting the minimum attendance/correspondence requirement may be withdrawn with a grade of "W" or "WF" based upon the student's academic standing at the last date of attendance/correspondence. Email through WebCT will be the primary means of communication, especially when the student is having difficulty answering a question or solving an exercise or a problem. For your instructor to help you effectively, please provide as much information as possible when communicating and it is the student's responsibility to check all virtual correspondence (email, bulletin board) regularly. College Online strongly encourages communication with your instructor.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Students are responsible for completing the required forms for dropping/withdrawing from course(s) and failure to do so will result in a performance grade, usually a grade of" F ". Click here for the last day to withdraw: Important Dates