Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

BI 201 Botany (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
Pre-Requisite(s): BI 101/BI 101L, BI 102/BI 102L or by
permission of instructor
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 201L
An introduction to the biology of the plant kingdom.
Emphasis is placed on the structure, function, development
and ecology of higher plants and the evolution of simple
to more complex forms.
BI 201L Botany Lab (1 SH)
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 201
Scheduled exercises and activities are designed to provide
the student with hands-on experience with selected topics
from BI 201.
Additional Lab Fee
BI 203 Cell and Molecular Biology (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
Pre-Requisite(s): BI 101/BI 101L, BI 102/BI 102L or by
permission of instructor
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 203L
Lecture and laboratory exercises on metabolism, membrane
transport, intercellular communication, genetic
engineering and genetic control of cellular activities.
BI 203L Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1 SH)
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 203
Scheduled exercises and activities are designed to provide
the student with hands-on experience with selected topics
from BI 203.
Additional Lab Fee
BI 205 Microbiology (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
Pre-Requisite(s): BI 101/BI 101L, BI 102/BI 102L or by
permission of instructor
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 205L
Basic principles of microbiology with emphasis on
structure, physiology, pathogenicity, classification and
cultivation. The laboratory puts the theory learned in the
lecture into practice.
BI 205L Microbiology Lab (1 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 205
Scheduled exercises and activities are designed to provide
the student with hands-on experience with selected topics
from BI 205.
Additional Lab Fee
BI 210 Field Biology (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall of Odd Years
Pre-Requisite(s): BI 101/BI 101L, BI 102/BI 102L or by
permission of instructor
A field course stressing techniques of habitat analysis,
population estimation and identification of local flora and
fauna. Designed especially for students with an interest in
natural history and environmental education.
BI 211 Forensic Science (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring of Even Years
Pre-Requisite(s): BI 100 or BI 101/BI 101L
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 211L
Forensic science covers principles and applications of the
biological and physical sciences in the context of criminal
investigation. Topics include DNA evidence, forensic
anthropology and pathology, forensic entomology, firearms
analysis and ballistics and trace and contact evidence.
BI 211L Forensic Science Lab (1 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring of Even Years
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 211
Scheduled exercises and activities are designed to provide
the student with hands-on experience with selected topics
from BI 211.
Additional Lab Fee of $55
BI 212 Zoology (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring
Pre-Requisite(s): BI 101/BI 101L, BI 102/BI 102L or by
permission of instructor
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 212L
A systematic study of animals emphasizing anatomical,
physiological and behavioral adaptations; life cycles;
ecology and evolutionary relationships. The laboratory
emphasizes classification and anatomy of animal phyla
and classes.
BI 212L Zoology Lab (1 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring
Concurrent Requisite(s): BI 212
Scheduled exercises and activities are designed to provide
the student with hands-on experience with selected topics
from BI 212.
Additional Lab Fee
131