Online Life Sciences Certificate Program

This course provides an overview of tissue types and their identification and function, as well as the integument, skeletal and muscular human body systems. Please note that lab supplies required by this online course take time to order and ship. If you choose to enroll in this course, it is your responsibility to make sure that you follow up on lab related communications as needed in order to secure your lab supplies in a timely fashion. Adding this course to your schedule after the start of class may result in obtaining your lab supplies late.

Lab fee: $175, Corequisite: BSC150

The General Microbiology course explores the core organisms and tenets of microbiology. Topics will include: taxonomy, morphology, metabolism, replication, genetics, and virulence. Organisms to be studied will include: bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, viruses and other acellular microorganisms.

Prerequisite: BSC 109

The General Microbiology Lab will support learning about the core organisms and tenets of microbiology through hands on and simulated (virtual) lab experiments. Topics will include: morphology, metabolism, replication, among others. Organisms to be studied may include: bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. This course is taken concurrently with BSC210.

Lab fee: $175, Corequisite: BSC210

The Human Genetics course is focused on the current knowledge of the human genome, its structure and functioning, Mendelian inheritance, genetic mutations, evolution, and gene related disease and therapies.

Prerequisite: BSC 109 and BSC 250

The Human Genetics course is focused on the current knowledge of the human genome, its structure and functioning, Mendelian inheritance, genetic mutations, evolution, and gene related disease and therapies. This course is taken concurrently with BSC280. Please note that lab supplies required by this online course take time to order and ship. If you choose to enroll in this course, it is your responsibility to make sure that you follow up on lab related communications as needed in order to secure your lab supplies in a timely fashion. Adding this course to your schedule after the start of class may result in obtaining your lab supplies late.

Lab fee: $155, Corequisite: BSC280

The Survey of Biochemistry course explores the core tenets of biological chemistry and is focused on the major macromolecules and cellular processes. Topics will include the structure and function of: proteins (including enzymes), DNA/RNA, carbohydrates, and lipids.

Prerequisite: BSC 109 and CHM 150

The General Chemistry 1 course is focused on the basic principles of chemistry with an emphasis on inorganic chemistry. Topics include: atomic structure, concentrations and molarity, chemical reactions, and energy states. It is the first in a two-part series of courses.

Prerequisite: MAT 112

The General Chemistry 1 Lab course will support learning of the basic principles of inorganic chemistry through hands on and simulated (virtual) lab experiments. Lab activities include: atomic structure, concentrations and molarity, chemical reactions, etc. This course is taken concurrently with CHM 150. Please note that lab supplies required by this online course take time to order and ship. If you choose to enroll in this course, it is your responsibility to make sure that you follow up on lab related communications as needed in order to secure your lab supplies in a timely fashion. Adding this course to your schedule after the start of class may result in obtaining your lab supplies late.

Lab fee: $160, Corequisite: CHM 150

The General Chemistry 2 course expands on the basic principles of chemistry introduced in the first course in this two-part series, General Chemistry 1. Topics include: intermolecular forces, phase transitions, reaction kinetics and equilibrium, etc.

Prerequisite: CHM 150

The General Chemistry 2 Lab course will support learning the basic principles of chemistry through hands on and simulated (virtual) lab experiments. Lab activities will include: phase transitions, reaction kinetics and equilibrium, etc. This course is taken concurrently with CHM 152. Please note that lab supplies required by this online course take time to order and ship. If you choose to enroll in this course, it is your responsibility to make sure that you follow up on lab related communications as needed in order to secure your lab supplies in a timely fashion. Adding this course to your schedule after the start of class may result in obtaining your lab supplies late.

Lab fee: $200, Corequisite: CHM 152

This introductory course covers a range of fundamental organic chemistry topics. These include basic nomenclature, functional groups and their relationship to reactivity, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms and intermediates.

Prerequisite: CHM 152

In this laboratory course, students will experience the process of organic chemical synthesis, isolation of organic compounds, interpret and analyze experimental data, and learn organic chemistry problem solving skills. Please note that lab supplies required by this online course take time to order and ship. If you choose to enroll in this course, it is your responsibility to make sure that you follow up on lab related communications as needed in order to secure your lab supplies in a timely fashion. Adding this course to your schedule after the start of class may result in obtaining your lab supplies late.

Corequisite: CHM 230

This course is designed for diverse students to acquire a solid foundation in non-calculus mathematics. It uses practical mathematics to develop problem solving and analytical skills. Topics include linear equations, linear inequalities, matrix and its application, linear programming, and the simplex method.

Prerequisite: MAT 104 or appropriate placement test score

This is an introduction to the basic descriptive and inferential statistics for students from all disciplines. It emphasizes the development of statistical literacy and the use of computer for analyzing data. Topics include principles of experimental design; graphical and numerical methods for summarizing, describing, exploring and analyzing data; binomial and normal probability distributions; point and interval estimates for means and proportions; hypothesis testing; and correlation and regression.

Prerequisite: MAT 104 or appropriate placement test score

This course examines trajectories of scientific thought from a humanistic and ethical perspective. Students will question the “myth of objectivity” in science and analyze how scientific developments have centered privileged perspectives as the human default. Additionally, students will focus on the ways in which scientific movements are impacted by the historical moments in which they are embedded, hold a mutually constitutive relationship with sociopolitical and cultural issues, have been used as tools to legitimize systems of oppression, and are built from frameworks that extrapolate privileged experience and modes of inquiry as the “objective norm” of scientific validity. Topics on the exclusionary and biased design of scientific developments will be explored, along with ethical issues of bias in contemporary scientific fields.

Prerequisite: HUM 210

This is a non-calculus based introduction to the principles of physics and their applications. The topics covered include kinematics, Newtons laws of motion, work energy, momentum, and rotational motion.

Prerequisite: MAT 104 or higher

This course focuses on human growth and development over the lifespan. Theories related to physical, cognitive, social and personality across the lifespan will be explored. Life-changing health conditions and treatments are discussed with regard to potential psychological and social impact that these conditions and treatments may have on children, adolescents, adults, and health-care givers within the community.

Prerequisite: PSY101

This course is designed to assist, encourage, and challenge students to develop more fully their awareness and knowledge of self and others in a culturally pluralistic society. Basic concepts and ideas that are relevant to multicultural human service and development will be introduced. Culture and environment will be discussed as interactive experiences and basic dimensions of diverse groups will be explored.

Prerequisite: PSY 101

This course involves the study of contemporary social problems in the United States, with an opportunity to explore how other countries are addressing similar social problems. Topics covered in this course include inequality, racism and oppression; poverty and homelessness; crime and violence; climate change; immigration; healthcare; and education.

Prerequisite: SOC 100 or PSY 101