Natural and Physical Sciences (A.S.)

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge and application of basic biological principles both in writing and in oral presentation.
• Describe living systems, including their nature, organization, and evolution.
• Describe the flow of energy and matter within and among organisms.
• Explain the basic human inheritance, cell cycle, DNA structure, replication, and expression of genes.
• Practice safety and proper techniques in the laboratory such as microscopy, aseptic technique, pipetting, serial dilution, bacterial transformation, DNA extraction and gel electrophoresis.

• Understand relevant principles of cell biology, microbiology, and genetics as they relate to medical, agricultural, environmental, and chemical biotechnologies in both writing and oral presentation.
• Safely perform laboratory work and analyses with cells, proteins, and genes as they relate to biotechnology fields.
• Follow good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good laboratory practices (GLP), such as working in groups and following laboratory protocols and procedures.
• Describe the concepts of workplace functions, write and follow standard operating procedures, and professional protocols as they relate to biotechnological operations.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the fundamental properties of atoms, molecules, and the various states of matter with an emphasis on the particulate nature of matter fundamental atomic structure and the periodicity of elements in the periodic table.
• Acquire the fundamentals of acid/base reactions, redox reactions, precipitation reactions, chemical reactions involve the flow of energy, current bonding models for simple inorganic and organic molecules in order to predict structures and important bonding parameters.
• Safely perform common laboratory techniques including pH measurement, acid/base titrations, UV/Visible spectroscopy in both emission and absorption mode, calorimetry, and colorimetry.
• Understand the reactivity and stability of an organic molecule based on structure, including conformation and stereochemistry, the prediction of mechanisms for organic reactions, and how to use their understanding of organic mechanisms to predict the outcome of reactions.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand and apply Newton's laws of motion, conservation principles, and basic thermodynamic principles to verbally and mathematically explain various physical situations within mechanics.
• Acquire fundamental knowledge of electromagnetic theory, including principles of electrostatics, electrical circuits, light waves and optics. Emphasis will be given to technological applications of these principles.
• Differentiate and quantify energy sources and the interaction between them. Emphasis is given to measuring and converting between unit systems in a diverse array of physical applications.