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Biology Lab Course Information

Summer 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, 1102 and 2041 courses) at the Biology Lab Front Desk (S 1360). See below for more instructions.
  • Requires 3 hours of lab hours. Lab hours are NOT flexible - Students must be there during the scheduled lab hours (T and Wed from 10:30a to 12:20p and the field trips on Thurs 6/5, 6/12 and 6/26 from 9a to 3:50p).

Lab kits for online courses

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

First Summer Session: 05/27/2025 - 07/03/2025

BIOL 1100 and BIOL 1102 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 19th for Summer 2025 (except for BIOL 2041 section 21 and 22) and must be picked up by 2nd day of class) 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

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 summer semester courses students should contact their instructor no later than 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. Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (The week of May 19th for Summer 2025 and must be picked up by 2nd of class) 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

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.

Second Summer Session: 07/07/2025 - 08/08/2025

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 19th for Summer 2025 and must be picked up by July 17th) 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

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 summer semester courses students should contact their instructor no later than 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. Lab Kit pick-ups are available one week before the semester begins (The week of May 19th for Summer 2025 and must be picked up by 2nd of class) 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

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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