Associate Degree Nursing Preparatory:
voice: 956.364.4678 fax: 956.364.5162 toll-free: 800.852.8784
Department Chair:
Mailing Address: Associate Degree Nursing Preparatory TSTC Harlingen 1902 North Loop 499 Harlingen, TX 78550
Location: The Associate Degree Nursing Preparatory/Biology Deparment office is located in the Sen. Eddie Lucio Health Science Technology Building, "U"
Office Hours: M - F: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sat., Sun.: Closed
BIOL 1307/1309 - General Biology II
BIOL 1307 - For Science Majors
BIOL 1309 - For Non Science Majors
Course Description:
This course will focus on molecular biology, Mendel’s fundamentals genetics, DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, and a general survey of major phyla. The course is complemented with animal dissections and the general anatomy and physiology of a human is referenced with fetal pig dissections.
Required Text and Materials:
Lecture: Mader, Sylva S., 2007 Biology 10th ed.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
Laboratory: Mader, Sylva S., 2007
Laboratory Manual Biology 10th ed.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
SCAN-TRONS Answer Sheets, Form 882
Grading Criteria:
Laboratory 25%
Lecture 75%
Letter Grade Numeric Value
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F <-59
Instructors that offer this course:
• Omar Cano • Charles Castillo •
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