Biology

Nearly the Program

The Biology surface area of study hither at HCC covers the smallest and simplest organisms (microbiology) to the largest and most complex organisms (human beefcake and physiology, zoology, botany).

Award TYPES: Associate in Science

AREA OF Written report: Scientific discipline, Technology, Technology & Math

Degrees and Certificates

Acquire more than most the Degrees and Certificates offered by this program past visiting the HCC Catalog.

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Program Outcomes

Students volition be able to:

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Volition display an agreement of biological systems and evolutionary processes spanning all ranges of biological complication, including atoms, molecules, genes, cells, and organisms.

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Will integrate factual and conceptual data into an understanding of scientific data past written, oral and/or visual communication. (This may include successful completion of a course-specific inquiry project or a example study module)

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Volition demonstrate proficiency and safe practices in the use of laboratory equipment and basic laboratory techniques

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Will apply principles of the scientific method to problems in biology in the drove, recording, quantitative measurement, assay and reporting of scientific information.

Programme Information

General Requirements

To exist eligible for an Associate in  Arts (AA), an Acquaintance of Arts in Teaching (AAT), or an Associate in Scientific discipline (AS) degree from HCC, a educatee must successfully:

Complete at least 60 semester hours of credit equally follows: (a) for the AA degree, 43 hours of required core courses and 17 hours of transferable electives, usually focusing on the student's transfer major (b) for the AAT degree, 44 hours of required core courses plus sixteen-18 hours of required pre-pedagogy courses (c) for the As degree, 43 hours of required core courses plus half dozen additional hours of mathematics, 4 boosted hours of natural science, and 7 hours of transferable electives, ordinarily focusing on the student's transfer major.

Boosted Degree Requirements

A student who has received an associate degree or college from an accredited institution must run into specific requirements to earn an boosted degree from HCC.

  • The student must complete a minimum of 18 semester hours at HCC for each additional degree. These hours may non repeat credit applied from a previous HCC degree.  These hours may not be satisfied through credit past exam.
  • All boosted hours must exist applicable toward the additional degree. If the student has prior credit in required courses, appropriate substitutions may be bundled.
  • All courses required past the specific HCC program of the additional degree must be completed.
  • A course point boilerplate of at to the lowest degree two.0 must be earned on all hours since the previous degree.
  • Academic courses from previous degrees may be applied to an additional AAS degree required bookish core where equivalent and appropriate, which waives the need for approval, except where programme restrictions prevail.
  • If the first degree was an Associate in Arts, an Associate of Arts in Teaching, Acquaintance in Science, a bachelor degree, or college degree from an accredited educational institution in the U.s.a., the educatee will be considered to be "Core Consummate", thus needing to complete simply the requirement of eighteen additional semester hours at HCC toward a new associate degree.
  • Each additional academic acquaintance degree obtained from HCC must exist of a dissimilar type.  Thus, a educatee may only obtain i Acquaintance in Arts, ane Acquaintance of Arts in Teaching, and/or 1 Associate in Scientific discipline from HCC. For example, if one degree from HCC was an AA, then whatever additional degrees must exist an AAT, Every bit, or AAS.
  • Multiple Acquaintance of Technology degrees may be earned from HCC if all AAS program requirements are met including earning at to the lowest degree 18 boosted semester hours at HCC, 12 of which must be earned in the major program of the additional degree. In well-nigh cases, however, in that location is but one AAS degree allowable per workforce plan. Meet counselor or program chair for clarification.
  • Multiple workforce Certificates of Completion may be earned from HCC if all program requirements are met for each certificate including earning at least ix additional unique semester hours at HCC toward the major programme of the boosted certificate.
  • All other land and institutional graduation requirements, including TSI policies and fiscal obligations, must exist met.

Mission Statement

The Biological science Program at Houston Customs Higher provides a quality pedagogy that encourages students to sympathise and apply their knowledge in the field of biological sciences, prepares them to interpret and communicate scientific information, assist them to develop critical thinking skills, and helps them to advance into a diverseness of science, allied health, and general teaching programs.

Employment

In that location are ane,798 Biological Technicians employed in the Greater Houston Expanse. This number is expected to increase by 7.4% over the side by side four years.

  • The estimated annual chore openings is 96 jobs a twelvemonth.
  • Median Wages - $eighteen.73 hourly, $39,000 annually

Hybrid Programs Restrictions

Hybrid programs allow students to take a mix of online and face-to-face courses. Hybrid programs offer l% to 85% of their courses online and the remainder of the curriculum is taken in-person on 1 of HCC'due south campuses. Delight contact your advisor for more information nearly specific programme requirements.

Linguistic communication Option Restrictions

Some hybrid programs require students to participate in strange language courses as part of the programme's required curriculum. Please contact your counselor for more than information well-nigh specific program requirements and available language options. If you would similar to take courses in a linguistic communication that is not offered online, you lot would take to do so on campus.

Constituent Course Restrictions

Some hybrid programs may have a limited number of elective options available, based on which of the designated electives are currently offered online.  Delight contact your advisor for more than information virtually specific program requirements.

Required Course Restrictions

Hybrid programs require students to participate in campus-based courses as office of a given program'due south required curriculum. Delight contact your advisor for more than information near specific program requirements.

Potential Form Restrictions

Some online courses may have contiguous requirements for exams, laboratory sessions, and other activities. Please review your course syllabus to determine if your online course has an on-campus laboratory or examination requirement.

Subject Curriculum

Biological science Field of study (FOS) Curriculum

Discipline Coursework:

  • BIOL 1306        Biology for Science Majors I (Lecture)
  • BIOL 1106        Biological science for Science Majors I (Lab)
  • CHEM 1311        General Chemistry I (Lecture)
  • CHEM 1111        General Chemistry I (Lab)
  • BIOL 1407        Biological science for Scientific discipline Majors II (Lecture & Lab)
  • CHEM 1412        General Chemical science (Lecture & Lab)
  • CHEM 2423        Organic Chemistry I (Lecture & Lab)
  • PHYS 1401        College Physics I (Lecture & Lab)

Fully Transferable:

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has designated the Subject field Curriculum courses as "fully transferable" to other public colleges and universities in Texas. Students planning on transferring to either private or out-of-state institutions should direct transfer questions to that college or university.

For more information, refer to theHCC Catalog (https://world wide web.hccs.edu/programs/itemize/ ) and Field of Study Curricula Approved past the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boardthecb.state.tx.united states of america/institutional-resources-programs/public-universities-health-related-institutions/transfer-resource/field-of-study-curricula/

Nursing Subject field (FOS) Curriculum

Field of study Coursework:

  • BIOL 2320        Microbiology for Non-Science Majors (Lecture)
  • CHEM 2120        Microbiology for Non-Science Majors (Lab)
  • PSYC 2301        Full general Psychology
  • PSYC 2314        Lifespan Growth & Development
  • MATH 1342        Elementary Statistical Methods
  • ENGL 1301        Composition I
  • CHEM 2423        Organic Chemical science Ii (Lecture & Lab)
  • BIOL 1322        Nutrition & Diet Therapy
  • BIOL 2301        Anatomy and Physiology I (Lecture)
  • BIOL 2101        Anatomy and Physiology I (Lab)
  • BIOL 2302        Anatomy and Physiology Two (Lecture)
  • BIOL 2102        Anatomy and Physiology II (Lab)

Cull one of the following:

  • ENGL 1302        Limerick Ii
  • ENGL 2311        Technical and Business concern Writing

Fully Transferable:

The Texas Higher Educational activity Coordinating Board (THECB) has designated the Field of Report Curriculum courses every bit "fully transferable" to other public colleges and universities in Texas. Students planning on transferring to either private or out-of-state institutions should direct transfer questions to that higher or university.

For more than information, refer to theHCC Itemize (https://www.hccs.edu/programs/catalog/ ) and Field of Study Curricula Approved past the Texas Higher Pedagogy Coordinating Lath www.thecb.land.tx.us/institutional-resources-programs/public-universities-wellness-related-institutions/transfer-resources/field-of-study-curricula/

Marketable Skills

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Dr. Shadi Kilani

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