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Biology
Courses offered by UCCS Biology Department are open to High School Biology Teachers and other K-12 Educators who are interested in further developing their Biology knowledge. Courses are offered online with live sessions 1-2 times per week. Participants can earn either Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Graduate Credits.
Applications
- Step 1: Apply as a NONCREDIT student through the Academic Outreach application
- Step 2: Access your UCCS student portal
- Step 3: Register and Pay for your course
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Offered: Summer 2021 (June 14 - August 6)
Earn: 3 CEU's
Cost: $300, plus textbook
NBIOL 1300 - General Biology: Organismic Biology (June 14 - August 6)
The lecture component of an integrated lecture-laboratory course that presents the diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms emphasizing structure, function, ecology, and evolution.
- Step 1: Apply as a NONCREDIT student through the Academic Outreach application
- Step 2: Access your UCCS student portal
- Step 3: Register and Pay for your course
PDF download - Step-by-Step Enrollment Instructions
Offered: Fall 2021 (August 23 - December 18)
Earn: 3 CEU's per course
Cost: $300 per course, plus textbooks
NBIOL 1300 - General Biology: Organismic Biology (August 23 - December 18)
The lecture component of an integrated lecture-laboratory course that presents the diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms emphasizing structure, function, ecology, and evolution.
NBIOL 3230 - Plant Physiology Lecture (August 23 - December 18)
A comprehensive study of the physiology of photosynthetic organisms emphasizing molecular and cellular.
NBIOL 3040 - Science Research Methods Lecture (August 23 - December 18)
Molecular basis of heredity, gene expression and mutation with emphasis on meiosis and Mendel's laws, linkage, and recombination, chromosomal structure and aberrations, human genetics and quantitative approaches.
NBIOL 3830 - Genetics Lecture (August 23 - December 18)
Molecular basis of heredity, gene expression and mutation with emphasis on meiosis and Mendel's laws, linkage and recombination, chromosomal structure and aberrations, human genetics and quantitative approaches.
NBIOL 4220 - Epidemiology Lecture (August 23 - December 18)
An introduction to the basic principles and methods for studying human disease and improving public health.
NBIOL 4670 - Applied Molecular Genetics (August 23 - December 18)
Learn how fundamental principles of chemistry and biology are applied to modern day biotechnologies. Examine the chemical and biological properties of nucleic acids, proteins and restriction enzymes and how they are used to clone genes, characterize proteins and discover drugs.
NBIOL 4840 - Molecular Biology Lecture (August 23 - December 18)
Focuses on the biochemistry and techniques used to study prokaryotic gene expression and regulation.
- Step 1: Apply as a GRADUATE NON-DEGREE student through the Academic Outreach application (no application fee!)
- Step 2: Claim and Access your UCCS student portal
- Step 3: Register and Pay for your course. (Search by "Class Number" to enroll in the discounted section for K-12 Educators!)
PDF download - Step-by-Step Enrollment Instructions
Offered: Fall Semester (August 23 - December 18)
Who can enroll: High School Teachers and other K-12 Educators who have a Master's degree and need 18 graduate credits in Biology
Earn: 3 Graduate Credits per course
Cost: $1006 per course (more than a 50% discount for Educators!), plus textbooks
Class Number: 40970 - BIOL 5220 - Epidemiology Lecture, 3 Graduate Credits, $1006 plus textbooks (August 23 - December 18)
An introduction to the basic principles and methods for studying human disease and improving public health.
Live online sessions meet: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:40-2:55pm
Class Number: 40972 - BIOL 5670 - Applied Molecular Genetics, 3 Graduate Credits, $1006 plus textbooks (August 23 - December 18)
Learn how fundamental principles of chemistry and biology are applied to modern day biotechnologies. Examine the chemical and biological properties of nucleic acids, proteins and restriction enzymes and how they are used to clone genes, characterize proteins and discover drugs.
Live online sessions meet: Thursdays, 12:15-1:30pm
Class Number: 40973 - BIOL 5840 - Molecular Biology Lecture, 3 Graduate Credits, $1006 plus textbooks (August 23 - December 18)
Focuses on the biochemistry and techniques used to study prokaryotic gene expression and regulation.
Live online sessions meet: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:15-1:30pm