Biology Concepts (Bio100) is a one-semester introductory course that  covers basic principles and concepts of biology for non-majors. This course is designed for students who wish to study biology in order to fulfill general education credit requirements. Biology 100 will not satisfy prerequisite requirements for enrollment in advanced biology courses.

Biology 100 is a "hybrid" course. The lecture  component is offered via the Internet. The required laboratory component will be conducted at the times/locations listed in the College Schedule of Classes. You must travel to a campus for the laboratories.

You must be an experienced Internet user who owns a personal computer with one of the following software configurations to take this course.  A high-speed Internet connection is necessary to support the graphics/video files used in the course.
                                                                                                                                                         

Operating System	Internet Browser
Windows Vista or 7	Firefox 10.0+
Macintosh OS 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8	Firefox 10.0+

 
You will need Adobe Reader, Macromedia Flash player, and Apple QuickTime player loaded on your computer.  All of these programs are free downloads.

To start the course, click on the Getting Started link in the menu on the left side of the page and follow the instructions therein. 

Please check your NPC email account daily, and contact me at james.jacob@npc.edu if you encounter any problems.

Good luck in the course,

James S. Jacob, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Biology

Textbook: Essential Biology, 5rd Edition by Neil Campbell, Jane Reece, Martha Taylor, and Eric Simon. Copyright Benjamin Cummings.  ISBN 978-0-321-77259-6

Electronic mail is the best way to communicate with Dr. Jacob.  Please use your NPC student email account rather than your personal or work-related email account.  Messages sent to Dr. Jacob from an email account other than your NPC student email account will not be read.  If you receive an email message from Dr.  Jacob and reply from via a non NPC-issued email account, the message will not be read.  I recognize that this requirement may create some inconvenience for you, but it protects your privacy and provide me with assurance that I am not communicating with an impostor.

You can contact the Information Services' Support Center (support.center@npc.edu or (928.524.7444) if you do not know your College email address.  If your last name on the class roster does not matches the name on your NPC-issued student email account, please contact NPC Records & Registration (928.524.7660 or recreg@npc.edu) immediately to initiate a change so that the names match.