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  • Proposal Type(s)*
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  • Department*
  • Prefix*
    BIO
    BIO
    Number*
    113
    113
    For new courses / number changes: Request a new course number from Olivia Burkhart
  • Course Name*
    Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
    Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Catalog Description*

    In this course, students learn about important classes of biological molecules, basic cell structure and function, as well as the essential processes of DNA replication, transcription, protein translation, cell growth and metabolism. The laboratory focuses on the application of important techniques such as protein analysis and genotyping.

    This will appear exactly as entered in the catalog. Limit to 60 words, ensure entire description is in present tense.
  • Originator*
    Ross McCauley
    Ross McCauley
  • Instructor(s)*
    Keisha Carlson, David Blake, Sherell Byrd
    Keisha Carlson, David Blake, Sherell Byrd
    Please list all Faculty who will teach this course
  • Proposal Description & Rationale*

    Course description change: The current course description in the catalogue is at least 15 years old and is not an accurate representation of the material covered in the course.

    Remove prerequisite of CHEM 150: Consensus among faculty teaching this course is that this prereq is not actually needed for success in the course and it serves as a bottleneck for some of our students in this freshman level course.

    Add in option to teach BIO 113 in a hybrid format: We believe offering this important foundational course in a hybrid format (online lecture and in-person lab) will be an attractive option for some students.

    Why are you proposing this? Be concise, but thorough. IF you are proposing a special topics course, how many times has the topic been offered? (Topics can only be offered twice before needing approval as a standalone course)
  • This Change*
    Is *non-substantive* if you are only changing prereqs, coreqs, concurrent enrollment, instructional format, cross-listing, course title, or creating a new special topics course. All other changes are substantive.
  • Impacts to other programs AND/OR other proposals in larger proposal package

    BIO 113 is an auxiliary course for the Biochemistry and Biochemistry Secondary Education majors. This change should not affect these other majors.

    For impacts to other programs, simply say, "Impacts: " and then list the programs/courses in question. To denote other proposals in a larger package, say, "Tandem proposals: " and then list the programs/courses in question.
  • Credits*
    4
    4
  • Clock Hours*
    (3-3)
    (3-3)
    Format (X-Y) X=Weekly Lecture Hours Y=Weekly Lab Hours. No spaces, inside parenthesis, separate hours with a hyphen. E.gs (3-0) (3-3) (0-9)
  • Instructional Format*
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  • Prerequisites
  • Minimum Class Standing
  • Program Restriction
  • Repeatable
    If yes, what is the maximum number of credits attainable through repetition? If topics must be different, say, "provided topics are different" after the maximum number of credit hours.
  • Cross Listed
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