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Dallas College Catalog 2024-2025

Course Descriptions

ACGM (Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual) Courses

Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses

Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.
 

Biology
  

  • BIOL 1322 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy (3 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    This course introduces general nutritional concepts in health and disease and includes practical applications of that knowledge. Special emphasis is given to nutrients and nutritional processes including functions, food sources, digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Food safety, availability, and nutritional information including food labels, advertising, and nationally established guidelines are addressed.

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1905015109
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Fundamental principles of living organisms will be studied, including physical and chemical properties of life, organization, function, evolutionary adaptation, and classification. Study and examination of the concepts of cytology, reproduction, genetics, and scientific reasoning are included. Laboratory activities will reinforce these concepts.

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    An introductory survey of current biological concepts for students majoring in the sciences. The diversity and classification of life will be studied, including animals, plants, protists, fungi, and prokaryotes. Special emphasis will be given to anatomy, physiology, ecology, and evolution of plants and animals. Laboratory activities will reinforce study of these concepts.

    Prerequisites: Required : BIOL 1406 .
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 1408 - Biology for Non-Science Majors I (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Presentation of biological concepts for the non-science major. Provides a survey of biological principles with an emphasis on humans, including chemistry of life, cells, structure, function, and reproduction. Laboratory activities will reinforce these concepts.

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 1409 - Biology for Non-Science Majors II (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Presentation of biological concepts for the non-science major. This course will provide a survey of biological principles with an emphasis on humans, including evolution, ecology, plant and animal diversity, and physiology. Laboratory activities will reinforce these concepts.

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 1411 - General Botany (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Fundamental biological concepts relevant to plant physiology, life cycle, growth and development, structure and function, and cellular and molecular metabolism. The role of plants in the environment, evolution, and phylogeny of major plant groups, algae, and fungi. Laboratory activities will reinforce all of these concepts. (This course is intended for science majors.)

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2603015103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2306 - Environmental Biology (3 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: Course not offered this year on any campus of Dallas College.

    Principles of environmental systems and ecology, including biogechemical cycles, energy transformations, abiotic interactions, symbiotic relationships, natural resources and their management, lifestyle analysis, evolutionary trends, hazards and risks, and approaches to ecological research.

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec.)

    Acad

    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2613055103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2389 - Academic Cooperative (3 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: EFC

    This instructional program is designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience in biological sciences/life sciences. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of living organisms and their systems.

    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

    Acad

    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2601015203
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2401 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Anatomy and Physiology I is the first part of a two-course sequence. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including cells, tissues and organs of the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and special senses. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience for exploration of human system components and basic physiology. Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. This is a transferable course intended for those seeking to complete a Bachelor’s Degree.

    Prerequisites: Required : BIOL 1406  with a grade of “C” or better within the last three years or satisfactory score on the Biology CLEP exam. Students must be college level ready in Reading and Writing.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2607075103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2402 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Anatomy and Physiology II is the second part of a two-course sequence. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including the following systems: endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive (including nutrition), urinary (including fluid and electrolyte balance), and reproductive (including human development and genetics). Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience for exploration of human system components and basic physiology. Content may be either integrated or specialized. This is a transferable course intended for those seeking to complete a Bachelor’s Degree.

    Prerequisites: Required : BIOL 2401 .
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2607075103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2406 - Environmental Biology (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Principles of environmental systems and ecology, including biogeochemical cycles, energy transformations, abiotic interactions, symbiotic relationships, natural resources and their management, lifestyle analysis, evolutionary trends, hazards and risks, and approaches to ecological research. Laboratory activities will reinforce these concepts.

    Prerequisites: Required : College level ready in Reading.
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2613055103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2416 - Genetics (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    This course focuses on genetics. Study of the principles of molecular and classical genetics and the function and transmission of hereditary material. May include population genetics and genetic engineering. Plant and animal materials are used to study population genetics, linkage, gene structure and function, and other concepts of heredity.

    Prerequisites: Required : BIOL 1406 .
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2608015103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2420 - Microbiology for Non-Science Majors (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    This course covers basic microbiology and immunology and is primarily directed at pre-nursing, pre-allied health, and non-science majors. It provides an introduction to historical concepts of the nature of microorganisms, microbial diversity, the importance of microorganisms and acellular agents in the biosphere, and their roles in human and animal diseases. Major topics include bacterial structure as well as growth, physiology, genetics, and biochemistry of microorganisms. The lab covers basics of culture and identification of bacteria and microbial ecology. Lecture and lab emphasis is on medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health.

    Prerequisites: Required : BIOL 1406  or BIOL 2401  or SCIT 1407 .
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2605035103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.
  

  • BIOL 2421 - Microbiology for Science Majors (4 Credit Hours)

    Campus Location: BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

    Principles of microbiology, including metabolism, structure, function, genetics, and phylogeny of microbes. The course will also examine the interactions of microbes with each other, hosts, and the environment. Emphasis is placed on relationships that influence humans: public health, infectious diseases, and immunology, biotechnology, and environmental and industrial applications. Lab experimentation with pure cultures and selected media will be used to study extensively the medical, environmental, and industrial importance of these microbes. Designed for students in science or pre-professional programs.

    Prerequisites: Required : BIOL 1406 , BIOL 1407  and CHEM 1411 .
    Background Search Required: No

    Course Hour Configuration
    (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

    Acad

    This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
    Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2605025103
    This is a Texas Common Course Number.