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Biology Lab Course Information

Fall 2025

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, 1101 and 2041 courses) at the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360). See below for more instructions.
  • Requires 3 hours of flexible lab hours. Flexible lab hours are posted on your course syllabus.

Lab kits for online courses

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

BIOL 1100 and/or BIOL 1101 Mostly Online or Completely Online -Asynchronous Courses 

Students enrolled in a completely online asynchronous BIOL 1100 and BIOL 1101 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.  

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.

Deadline to Pick Up Lab Kits 

All lab kits must be picked up by week 1 of the semester.  

Pick up location and dates 

Please ring the doorbell for assistance, if needed.
Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (week of August 18th for Fall 2025) and are available during the following times: 

One week before the semester begins:

Monday, August 18 – 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Tuesday, August 19 – 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Wednesday, August 20 – CLOSED

Thursday, August 21 – 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Friday, August 22 – 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Week One of the semester: 

Mon Aug 25    9am – 4:00pm 

Tues Aug 26    9am – 6:00pm 

Weds Aug 27   9am – 4:00 pm 

Thurs Aug 28   9am – 6:00 pm 

Fri Aug 29        9am – 12

Week Two of the semester: 

Mon Sep 1    CAMPUS CLOSED 
 
Tues Sep 2     9am – 6:00pm 

Weds Sep 3   9am – 4:00pm 

Thurs Sep 4    9am – 6:00pm 

Fri Sep 5      9am – 12pm 

Week Three of the semester: 

Mon Sep 8    9am – 4pm 

Tues Sep 9     9am – 6:00pm 

Weds Sep 10   9am – 4:00 pm 

Thurs Sep 11    9am – 6:00pm 

Fri Sep   12     9am – 12 pm 

Week Four of the semester: 

Mon Sep 15    9am – 4:00pm 

Tues Sep 16     9am – 6:00pm 

Weds Sep 17   9am – 4:00pm 

Thurs Sep 18    9am – 6:00pm 

Fri Sep 19     9am – 12 pm 

Students will need to check kit contents against an inventory sheet and return the signed sheet before leaving the pick-up area.  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 lower forty-eight United States. Lab kits cannot be mailed to post office boxes, to Alaska or Hawaii, or to locations outside the United States.   

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

For late start courses students should contact their instructor no later than two weeks before the first day of class to request a mailed lab kit. 

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 during the seventh or eighth week of class and are available during the following times:  

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

Deadline to Pick Up Lab Kits Please ring the doorbell for assistance, if needed.

Labkits distribution will begin during week 7 ( week of October 6th). All lab kits must be picked up by Week 9 (Week of October 18th) of the semester.

Pick up location and dates - Please ring the doorbell for assistance, if needed

  • Lab Kit pick-ups are available the week of October 6th  for Fall 2025 and are available during the following times: 
  • Mondays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
  • Tuesdays – 9:00 am – 6:00pm
  • Wednesdays – 9:00 am – 4:00pm
  • Thursdays – 9:00 am – 6:00pm
  • Fridays – 9:00 am – 12:00pm

Students will need to check kit contents against an inventory sheet and return the signed sheet before leaving the pick-up area.  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 lower forty-eight 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. 

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