freshman. Discussions and activities will focus on exploring our gifts and talents; developing personal, educational, and career goals; exploring the opportunities available at Bethany to develop interests and talents; and examining Core Values of the College. This core first-year experience is paired with an extra credit of coursework designed to focus student interests and/or develop core skills such as writing, problem solving, mathematical reasoning, active listening, and class room readiness. The course is 3 credit hours with no prerequisites.
BQ305 Bethany Transfer Quest
1 hour In the Bethany Transfer Quest course, students and facilitators explore and discuss Bethany’s Directions of Excellence and Core Values as they apply to the Bethany Community and the world. Topics include sustainable living, global citizenship, vocation and servant leadership. In addition, students will also receive guidance in developing their Pathways Portfolio.
BQ310 Bethany Quest Experience III
2 hours Bethany Quest III, the final course in the Quest series, assists students as they begin to document and reflect upon their college experience. Students will be guided toward the completion of an ePortfolio presentation via Foliotek that will demonstrate the skills they have acquired through coursework, co-curricular activities and pre-professional experience
BIOLOGY McDonald, Morris *Alternate year course
BI115 Introduction to Environmental Sciences
4 hours An interdisciplinary study of the environment. This course focuses on developing a scientific understanding of the environment based on information from biology, chemistry, geology and meteorology, and the role of history, politics, economics, ethics and technology in determining how man interacts with the environment. Emphasis will be placed on students assessing their own environmental actions and encouraging them to develop a more socially responsible lifestyle. 3 hours lecture; 2 hours lab. Offered by arrangement.
BI119 Human Biology
3 hours This course provides an introduction to features and characteristics of human structure and function. The human body is examined from the cellular level to the organismal level, with special emphasis placed upon the nervous system, human genetics and reproductive biology, and issues of health and disease. Prerequisites: None. Normally offered every fall.
BI121 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
4 hours A study of the structure and function of the human body. 3 lecture sessions and 1 lab session per week. Normally offered every spring.
BI122 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
4 hours A study of the physiological and anatomical characteristics of selected major systems in the human body. 3 lecture sessions and 1 lab session per week. Normally offered every fall.
BI134 Foundations of Cell Biology
4 hours This course is an introduction to cellular biology with an emphasis on eukaryotic cells. Topics covered include structures of cells, cell chemistry, cell metabolism, cell signaling, and cell division. Prerequisites: A high school biology course AND a high school chemistry course with grades of C or higher OR permission of course instructor. This is a required course for biology majors and serves as a prerequisite course for BI320, BI343 and BI360. 3 lecture sessions and 1 lab session per week. Normally offered every fall.
BI135 Organismal and Evolutionary Biology
4 hours This course examines the characteristics and features of the major taxonomic groups of plants and animals, the history of life on Earth, and the fundamental principles and processes of biological evolution. This is a required course for biology majors and has no prerequisites. 3 lecture sessions and 1 lab session per week. Normally offered every spring.
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