An introductory course for students who have not had high school biology or who need preparation before taking BIO1213 or BIO1223. No degree credit in engineering, sciences or B.S. in architecture. Fundamentals of biological terminology, elementary chemistry as it pertains to biology, cell structure, osmosis and diffusion, metabolism, fundamentals of heredity and genetics, and current biological topics in the news (such as cloning, invasive species, personalized medicine, global warming, biofuels etc). May be taken concurrently with BIO1221. Lect. 3 hrs., 3 hours credit.