BIOL 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Credits: 4
When Offered: Fall (face-to-face) and Spring (online)
Prerequisite(s): Any BIOL class with a minimum grade of “C” or high school biology within the past five years.

This course is a two-semester sequence (see below) that covers the macroscopic and microscopic structure and function of the organ systems of the human body. Some applications to pathology and health are made, but the emphasis is on understanding the “normal” functions of cell types, tissues, organs and how organ systems are integrated.

BIOL 201: The first semester (BIOL 201) includes cells, tissues, skin and the skeletal, muscular, nervous (with special sense organs) and endocrine systems. Three lectures and one laboratory session per week.

BIOL 202 : The second semester coverage includes the cardiovascular system and blood, immune, renal/urinary, respiratory, digestive, reproductive systems and human genetics. Does not apply to biology major or minor. Three lectures and one laboratory session per week.

Note: Does not apply to biology major or minor.

Each semester’s work may be taken independently and credit received for the work of a single semester.

Approximate fee: $175 (face-to-face); $325 (online)
Formerly: BIOL 111