Designed for new students intending a course of study in biology and neuroscience, and/or one of the health science pre-professional programs such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-physical therapy, or pre-pharmacy. The emphasis will be on development of effective learning skills and techniques to have success in college courses and in pursuit of science-related careers.

Anatomy and Physiology is the study of the structure and function of the body. This course will provide an understanding of the human body from individual cells to tissues and organs to whole organism. This course will introduce the cell as the basic unit of life, tissue structure, and organ systems including integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Restricted to nursing, nutrition, and communication disorders and sciences students only. Offered every fall and spring.

Five hours lecture/lab each week Exploration of broad themes in the natural sciences through a biological perspective. This course is intended for elementary education majors and emphasizes how the concepts introduced in the course can be incorporated into the classroom. Major concepts addressed include ecosystems, evolution, characterization of life and life forms, overview of human systems, cell biology, and the scientific process. This course will not be applied to a biology major or minor. Offered every spring. NS

Courses on topics of interest to biology students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by the instructor. Remedial course estricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

Advanced research paper for BFA students. To be completed during the senior year.

Individual work in any studio area beyond listed courses. Students will be provided with work space in the department and will meet with a selected instructor for regular appointments to discuss work in progress. May be repeated for credit.

Independent reading, research, and studio work under the guidance of an art faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.

Advanced non-classroom experiences in the field of art. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. Graded CR/NC.

Courses on topics of interest to art students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by the instructor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

Observation and supervised teaching at the secondary level. Prerequisites: admission to the teacher education program; admission to student teaching; passing Praxis II score.