Biological Sciences

Campus Diploma Full Time
Delivery
Campus
Study mode
Full Time
Level
Diploma
Starts
Fall, Spring

Introduction

Biological Sciences is a Diploma program taught at Coffeyville Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

The Diploma of Biological Sciences is a two-year, 60-credit university-transfer diploma. It builds foundations for a degree in biological sciences or health sciences at another institution. Students study introductory Biology, Chemistry, English, Math, and Physics, then move into second-year Cell Biology, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, and choose options such as Microbiology, Biochemistry, Botany, and Ecology.

Courses are taught through a mix of in-person and online/video formats. The program includes lab courses alongside core science topics, for example Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Cellular Biology and Physiology, and Cell Biology. The diploma is designed for transfer into a Bachelor program in Biology or for work at the technician level in biological sciences.

Modules

  • BIOL 101 - Ecology, Evolution and Diversity
  • BIOL 101L - Ecology, Evolution and Diversity - Lab
  • BIOL 102 - Cellular Biology and Physiology
  • BIOL 102L - Cellular Biology and Physiology - Lab
  • CHEM 110 - The Structure of Matter
  • CHEM 110L - The Structure of Matter Lab
  • ENGL 100 - Academic Writing and Critical Thinking
  • MATH 100 - Single Variable Calculus 1
  • PHYS 101 - Elementary Physics 1
  • BIOL 201 - Cell Biology
  • BIOL 201L - Cell Biology - Lab
  • BIOL 202 - Genetics

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Biological Sciences at Coffeyville Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

  • program specific academic requirment set by Coffeyville Community College.
  • English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Coffeyville Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Biological Sciences.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To be eligible for admission students must satisfy the prerequisites for the following courses; Must satisfy English 12 and two of the following: Math 12 (Pre-Calculus 12 at 65%) or Chemistry 11 or Biology 11 or 12 or Physics 12

If a student is missing a prerequisite for a required course, they can be admitted into the program, but will have to complete the required prerequisite course once admitted.

A student may also have to upgrade skills to access some courses, for example, Chemistry 11 is required to take CHEM 110.

Courses Units

Please check detail of study units at https://www.yukonu.ca/programs/biological-sciences

More Information

  • Studies towards a degree at another institution
  • Work at the technician level in the sciences, with a particular emphasis on the biological sciences

Scholarships

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.