Allied Health Track

Summary

Biology is a natural science that focuses on physical and chemical processes of living organisms. This discipline explores how organisms acquire and use energy to maintain homeostasis, how they reproduce, and how they interact with each other and their environment. Scientific processes are emphasized as a means of answering these biological questions. Biologists rely heavily on a chemistry foundation since living organisms are chemical systems.

The Biology program serves three areas of study. Biology provides a broad background of studies for the biology major preparing for transfer to a fouryear institution. The biology program offers support courses in human anatomy, human physiology, and general microbiology which may be used to satisfy prerequisites for nursing programs and other allied health fields. The biology program provides courses in natural science to fulfill general education requirements.

Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Allied Health Track Program will be able to:

1. Think critically, developing the skills to ask vital questions and solve biological problems by applying the Scientific Method.
2. Demonstrate the ability to report and/or explain scientific information appropriately.
3. Investigate biological questions using appropriate tools and techniques.
4. Demonstrate environmental awareness by recognizing the importance of interconnections among living organisms, including people, and their environments.
5. Come prepared for class and complete assigned work thoughtfully

Requirements