Course Code : BI 101

Course Description :

The first course in a two-semester introductory biology sequence. Covers molecules, cells, genetics, and evolution.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MA130

Co requisites :

MA 113 or higher.

Course Code : BI 101L

Course Description :

Laboratory explorations on topics covered in BI 101.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MA130

Co requisites :

BI 101.

Course Code : BI 102

Course Description :

The second course in a two-semester introductory biology sequence. Covers diversity of organisms, form and function in plants and animals, and ecology.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

BI101

Course Code : BI 102L

Course Description :

Change description to: Laboratory explorations on topics covered in BI 102.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

BI101

Co requisites :

BI 102.

Course Code : BI 305

Course Description :

Presents a balanced detailed approach to ecology focusing on plant and animal interactions and their relationship to their environment, ecosystem dynamics, ecosystem analysis related to conservation of resources, quantitative models related to sustainability, and species diversity. Course in statistics will be helpful.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

BI102 and MA131

Course Code : BI 305L

Course Description :

Introduces student to field, laboratory, experimentation relation to plant and animal aggregation, population interactions, ecosystem structure and function, and adverse environmental conditions on ecosystems.

Credit : 1

Co requisites :

BI305

Course Code : BU 348

Course Description :

This course examines laws, regulations, and legal strategies that protect the environment. Following a review of the United States legal system, the course analyzes national and state environmental statutes and selected regulations promulgated by environmental agencies. The impact of regulation on business practices and governments are examined. Key issues include sustainable supply chain management processes, environmental cleanup, and due diligence in transactional law.

Credit : 3

Course Code : CH 111

Course Description :

Introduces fundamental concepts of stoichiometry and thermochemistry; ionic and covalent bonding are discussed as functions of electronic structure; properties of gases, liquids, solids and solutions are explored. Students dropping CH 111 should automatically be dropped from CH 011.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MA130

Course Code : CH 111L

Course Description :

Laboratory that accompanies CH 111. Incorporates experiments in substance separation, identification, and synthesis, and for determination of physical and thermodynamic constants. Introduces research literature format.

Credit : 1

Instruction methods : lab: 3 Hours

Co requisites :

CH111

Course Code : CH 112

Course Description :

Continues CH 111. Introduction to principles of chemical kinetics, equilibrium reactions with emphasis on acids and bases, and electrochemistry; thermochemistry is examined in greater detail.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

 CH 111

Co requisites :

MA 131

Course Code : CH 112L

Course Description :

Laboratory that accompanies CH 112. Incorporates experiments to determine kinetic rates, equilibrium constants, and ionic, acidic, and basic properties of substances. Introduces qualitative analysis.

Credit : 1

Instruction methods : lab: 3 Hours

Co requisites :

CH112

Course Code : CH 203

Course Description :

Introduces the theoretical aspects of organic chemistry stressing mechanisms, energy considerations and stereochemical implications of substitution, elimination and addition reactions. Physical and chemical properties of some organic compounds are discussed through functional group analysis.

Credit : 4

Prerequisites :

CH112

Course Code : CH 203L

Course Description :

Laboratory that accompanies CH 203. Laboratory procedures include recrystallization, distillation, extraction, and chromatography. Typical reactions include free radical halogenation, nucleophilic substitution, electrophilic aromatic substitution and elimination. Introduction to chemical literature and selected analytical instrumentation is also stressed.

Credit : 1

Instruction methods : lab: 4 Hours

Co requisites :

CH203

Course Code : CH 306

Course Description :

Studies theory and calculations of volumetric, electrochemical, chromatographic, and spectrophotometric manual and semi-automated analysis, chemical equilibria, and the treatment of experimental statistics.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

CH 112, and BI 216 or MA 207 or MA 220

Course Code : CH 306L

Course Description :

Laboratory that accompanies CH 306. Experimental procedures include direct application of statistical theory, titrimetric analysis, use of visual, UV, IR and fluorescent spectroscopy. Incorporates computer generated analysis of data.

Credit : 1

Instruction methods : lab: 3 Hours

Co requisites :

CH306

Course Code : EV XXX

Credit : 3

Course Code : EV XXX

Credit : 1

Course Code : EV XXX

Credit : 3

Course Code : MA 130

Course Description :

Studies the real number system, algebraic expressions, exponents, radicals, solutions of equations and inequalities, rational and polynomial functions; emphasizes the use of algebraic techniques in the solution of problems from a variety of disciplines.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MA 090 or placement test

Course Code : MA 131

Course Description :

Concentrates on the exponential logarithmic trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, their graphs, properties and relations; also included are polar coordinates and the conic sections. Recommended as preparation in trigonometry for the study of calculus.

Credit : 3

Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours

Prerequisites :

MA 130

Course Code : NS 201

Course Description :

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the major topics in environmental health. It examines the sources of environmental health risks, including biological, physical and chemical in natural and anthropogenic environments; the fate, distribution, and formation of environemntal hazards and how individuals, populations, and communities are affected by such hazards. It will introduce principles of risk assessment and management.

Credit : 3