Jun 15, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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BIOL 1106 - Principles of Biology I


Credits: 4

Catalog Description
This course is intended for students interested in biology-related majors, including environmental science and the health sciences. This course is also the first of a two-semester sequence intended for biology majors. In this course, students will learn about topics related to the process of science, chemistry of life, metabolism, cell structure and processes, inheritance patterns, the molecular basis of inheritance, and evolution. Students will also explore the impacts of these topics on society and global culture. Corequisite courses may be taken at any time prior to, or along with, this course. The course meets for 3 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week. This course is not advised for non-majors.

Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): CHEM 1020 , CHEM 1050 , CHEM 1061 , or high school chemistry within the last three years

Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: College level mathematics, reading, and writing. Strongly recommended that CHEM 1020 CHEM 1050 , or CHEM 1061  be completed with a grade of C or higher prior to BIOL 1106

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 03: Natural Sciences



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