Summer 2026

General comments about biology classes with labs:

• A 3-credit biology class, regardless of whether it is delivered on campus, hybrid, or online, has the equivalent of 2 hours of lecture (3 credits) and 3 hours of lab (1 credit) per week.
• A 4-credit biology class, regardless of whether it is delivered on campus, hybrid, or online, has the equivalent of 3 hours of lecture (3 credits) and 3 hours of lab (1 credit) per week.
• A 5-credit biology class, regardless of whether it is delivered on campus, hybrid, or online, has the equivalent of 4 hours of lecture (3 credits) and 3 hours of lab (1 credit) per week.
• For on-campus courses all lectures and labs will meet on campus.
• For completely online asynchronous courses the lectures and labs are completely online and you may need to pick up a lab kit (BIOL 1100, 1102 and 2041 courses) at the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360). See below for more instructions.

Below is more information on lab kits for Completely Online Asynchronous Courses:

First Summer Session: 06/01/2026 - 07/02/2026

BIOL 1100 and BIOL 1102 Mostly Online or Completely Online -Asynchronous Courses

Students enrolled in a completely online asynchronous BIOL 1100 and BIOL 1102 lab course should come to the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360) to pick up an online lab kit and/or to replace missing/broken/emptied lab kit components. 

Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (The week of May 26^h for Summer 2026 and must be picked up by June 5th) and are available during the following times:

• *Mondays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Tuesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Wednesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Thursdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Fridays - CLOSED

*The lab will be closed on the following holidays: Monday May 25^th

When you come to pick up your labkit, please bring the following:

• Your Normandale student ID card
• Your course name, number, and professor's information
• Replacement Parts
  • If you need to replace any missing, broken, or used components, bring your Normandale student ID, course name, number, and professor's information

Students will need to check kit contents against an inventory sheet and return the signed sheet before leaving the pick-up area to ensure all components are received.  This will take about 5-10 minutes.

If a student is unable to come to campus, their lab kit can be mailed to a street address in the United States. Lab kits cannot be mailed to post office boxes, to Alaska or Hawaii, or to locations outside the United States.  

For summer semester courses, students should contact their instructor no later than the first day of class to request a mailed lab kit.

After the Course has ended, please return the lab kit components (i.e. Carson microscope, Amscope slides, etc.) to the lab. They can be brought to the main desk or returned just outside of the lab in the designated areas.

BIOL 2041 Mostly Online or Completely Online - Asynchronous Courses

Students enrolled in a mostly online or completely online asynchronous BIOL 2041 lab course should come to the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360) to pick up an online lab kit. Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (The week of May 26^th  for Summer 2026 and must be picked up by June 5^th) and are available during the following times:

• *Mondays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Tuesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Wednesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Thursdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Fridays – CLOSED

*The lab will be closed on the following holidays: Monday May 25^th

When you come to pick up your labkit, please bring the following:

• Your Normandale student ID card
• Your course name, number, and professor's information
• Replacement Parts
  • If you need to replace any missing, broken, or used components, bring your Normandale student ID, course name, number, and professor's information

Students will need to check kit contents against an inventory sheet and return the signed sheet before leaving the pick-up area to ensure all components are received.  This will take about 5-10 minutes.

If a student is unable to come to campus, their lab kit can be mailed to a street address in the United States. Lab kits cannot be mailed to post office boxes, to Alaska or Hawaii, or to locations outside the United States.  

Students should contact their instructor no later than the first day of class to request a mailed lab kit.

After the course has ended, please return the lab kit components (i.e. dissection kits) to the lab. All specimens can be disposed of in the regular trash. The kits can be brought to the main desk or returned just outside of the lab in the designated areas.

Second Summer Session: 07/06/2026 - 08/07/2026

BIOL 1100 Mostly Online or Completely Online -Asynchronous Courses

Students enrolled in a completely online asynchronous BIOL 1100 and BIOL 1102 lab course should come to the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360) to pick up an online lab kit and/or to replace missing/broken/emptied lab kit components. 

Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (The week of May 26^th for Summer 2026 and must be picked up by July 10^th) and are available during the following times:

• *Mondays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Tuesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Wednesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Thursdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Fridays - CLOSED

The lab will be closed on the following holidays: Monday May 25^th

When you come to pick up your labkit, please bring the following:

• Your Normandale student ID card
• Your course name, number, and professor's information
• Replacement Parts
  • If you need to replace any missing, broken, or used components, bring your Normandale student ID, course name, number, and professor's information

Students will need to check kit contents against an inventory sheet and return the signed sheet before leaving the pick-up area to ensure all components are received.  This will take about 5-10 minutes.

If a student is unable to come to campus, their lab kit can be mailed to a street address in the United States. Lab kits cannot be mailed to post office boxes, to Alaska or Hawaii, or to locations outside the United States.  

For summer semester courses, students should contact their instructor no later than the first day of class to request a mailed lab kit.

After the course has ended, please return the lab kit components (i.e. Carson microscope, Amscope slides, etc.) to the lab. They can be brought to the main desk or returned just outside of the lab in the designated areas.

Students enrolled in a mostly online or completely online asynchronous BIOL 2041 lab course should come to the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360) to pick up an online lab kit. Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (The week of May 25^th for Summer 2026 and must be picked up by July 10^th) and are available during the following times:

• *Mondays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Tuesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Wednesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Thursdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
• Fridays - CLOSED

The lab will be closed on the following holidays: Monday May 25^th

When you come to pick up your labkit, please bring the following:

• Your Normandale student ID card
• Your course name, number, and professor's information
• Replacement Parts
  • If you need to replace any missing, broken, or used components, bring your Normandale student ID, course name, number, and professor's information

Students will need to check kit contents against an inventory sheet and return the signed sheet before leaving the pick-up area to ensure all components are received.  This will take about 5-10 minutes.

If a student is unable to come to campus, their lab kit can be mailed to a street address in the United States. Lab kits cannot be mailed to post office boxes, to Alaska or Hawaii, or to locations outside the United States.  

Students should contact their instructor no later than the first day of class to request a mailed lab kit.

After the course has ended, please return the lab kit components (i.e. dissection kits) to the lab. All specimens can be disposed of in the regular trash. The kits can be brought to the main desk or returned just outside of the lab in the designated areas.