Full Document available HERE. 

Course Details

Meeting Time: Tuesday 2:30PM-5:15PM

Meeting Location: Rankin Hall, 201

Lab section (SC112A) meets prior to lecture 1:30PM-2:20PM.

Course Overview

This course is designed as an overview of foundational concepts of biology. It aims to provide students with background knowledge on cellular and molecular biology, ecology, genetics, and the diversity of life.

Required Text

Concepts of Biology from OpenStax

Your book is available in web view and PDF for free. You can also choose to purchase on iBooks or get a print version via the campus bookstore or OpenStax on Amazon.

Print ISBN 978-1-938168-11-6

Digital ISBN 978-1-947172-03-6

www.openstax.org/details/concepts-biology

Resources

Khan Academy is a useful tool for reviewing concepts covered in class. Unless stated otherwise in class, this content is not required but rather should be used as a means of reviewing challenging concepts.

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology

Textbook Reading:

Students are expected to complete the required readings as listed on the course schedule prior to each class period.

Quizzes:

Students will be quizzed on reading and class content during most class periods but not on exam days. Quizzes will primarily be multiple choice, true/false, or short answer. They will typically be graded and reviewed during class. Due to this, students will not be able to make up missed quizzes. In the case of an excused absence, a missed quiz will be dropped from the student’s final quiz grade.

Presentation: See Rubric HERE. See Schedule HERE. Additional Presentation Tips HERE. 

Attendance Policy: 

Class attendance is required for Boyce College students. Attendance will be checked at each class session. A student who misses more than 25% of class meetings may forfeit credit for the class and receive a failing grade. Students are also expected to be in class on time. If a student is late to class three times, it will count the same as an absence. 

If a student has a legitimate reason for missing class for an extended period of time (such as an illness or accident) it is the student's responsibility to notify the professor so that missed tests and assignments may be made up. 

Honor Code: 

All students are required to affirm their academic integrity when submitting all course work with the following statement, signed by the student. 

On my honor, I have neither given nor taken improper assistance in completing this assignment. 

This statement should appear at the bottom of the last page of all homework assignments.

Classroom Policies: 

In order to ensure full class participation, any student with a disabling condition requiring special accommodations (e.g., tape recorders, special adaptive equipment, special note-taking or test-taking needs) is strongly encouraged to contact the professor at the beginning of the course. In the absence of special accommodations, class content should not be recorded, photographed, or otherwise reproduced without written permission.  

Students with Disabilities: 

Please reach out to me or directly to Dylan Matthews at extension 4107 or dmatthews@sbts.edu  for appropriate accommodations.