Course: GBIO 106
Instructor: Jerrie R. Hanible
Office Location: Biology Building 103
Office Phone: 985-549-2498
Email: jerrie.hanible@selu and jshanible@hotmail.com
Office Hours: Mon& Wed 8:30-12, 3:30-4; Tues & Thurs 9:30- 12: Fri
appointment only.
Course Description:
General Biology 106 is a lecture class designed for students pursuing a degree in
any area of study except Science and Technology. This course will introduce the
student to the basic principles and concepts of biology. These concepts include
but are not limited to photosynthesis, metabolism and molecular biology. This
course acquaints the students with modern day tools, techniques and ideas used
to understand the overall scope of studying living things. The course will consist
of a combination of lecture, discussion, and group activities, with the use of
handouts.
Important Dates:
See Course Calendar for dates of assignments, quizzes, exams and holidays.
Assessments:
There are four tests given throughout the duration of the course, including the
final exam. Each test will contain information from three to four chapters, and will
only be worth 100 points. There will be four quizzes, each worth 15 points, given
the week before each exam. The quiz information will come from one of the three
to four chapters covered on the exam. Any student arriving after the class has
completed a quiz will not receive a makeup quiz unless she/he can provide a
valid written excuse or an explanation for the late arrival. No make-up quiz is
provided without the written excuse. If a student arrives during the quiz period,
the student may take the quiz, but will not receive extra time for completion; she/
