For first-year students, the BioCore program offers small lecture sizes (48 students maximum) to promote interaction with professors and to facilitate the transition between high school and college-level science. Explore all BioCore Courses and current offerings.
BioCore (BCOR) Courses and Semesters Offered:
| Course | Credits | Fall | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCOR 1400 (formerly 011): Exploring Biology 1 | 4 | X | X | |
| BCOR 1450 (formerly 012): Exploring Biology 2 | 4 | X | X | |
| BCOR 1425 (formerly 021): Accelerated Biology | 4 | X | ||
| BCOR 2300 (formerly 101): Genetics | 3 | X | X | X |
| BCOR 2100 (formerly 102): Ecology & Evolution | 4 | X | X | |
| BCOR 2500 (formerly 103): Molecular & Cell Biology | 4 | X | ||
| BCOR 2505: Molecular & Cell Biology, lecture only | 3 | X | X | |
| BCOR 3000 (formerly 189): Biology in Practice | 1 | X | X | |
| BCOR 4494 (formerly 197): Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship | 1 | X | X | |
| BCOR 2995/3995 (formerly 198/298): Undergraduate Research | 1-18 | X | X |
Learning Goals of the BioCore Series
Following completion of introductory level BioCore courses, students will be able to:
- Articulate how biological processes work using the appropriate terminology.
- Recognize and employ mathematical formulations of biological processes and interpret results.
- Identify hierarchical relationships in biology.
- Recognize steps of the scientific method.
- Convert data into a summary figure, identify pattern, and use pattern to support a conclusion
Following completion of intermediate-level BioCore courses, students will be able to:
- Apply the process of science through observation, experimentation, and hypothesis testing, and draw inferences from biological datasets to develop conclusions.
- Compare the different levels of biological organization in a biological system from micro- to macroscopic.
- Examine a biological system using a quantitative approach.
- Evaluate and articulate the contribution of biology to society.
