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                                                                                                                                Traditional Academic Catalog 2021-2022 » Traditional Courses » BIO - Biology

                                                                                                                                BIO - Biology

                                                                                                                                • BIO-1014G Principles of Biology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-1054G General Zoology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-1074G General Botany with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-1094G Environmental Conservation and Sustainability
                                                                                                                                • BIO-2001 Medical Terminology
                                                                                                                                • BIO-2034 Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-2044 Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-2064 Invertebrate Zoology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-2094 Principles of Microbiology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3003 Pathophysiology
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3004 Microbiology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3009 Research Problems
                                                                                                                                • aBIO-3014 Principles of Ecology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • aBIO-3024 Field Botany with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3034 Genetics with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3045 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3064 Vertebrate Physiology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • aBIO-3074 Ornithology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3084 Clinical Preceptorship
                                                                                                                                • aBIO-3094G Tropical Ecology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-3104 Human Physiology with Laboratory
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                                                                                                                                • BIO-3154 Aquatic Environments with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-4002 Content Area Teaching Methods in Life Sciences
                                                                                                                                • BIO-4011 Principles of Bioethics
                                                                                                                                • aBIO-4014 Freshwater Ecology with Laboratory
                                                                                                                                • BIO-4044 Field Zoology with Laboratory
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                                                                                                                                • BIO-4089 Special Topics in Biology
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                                                                                                                                • BIO-5019 Independent Study in Biology
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