2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Course Descriptions
BILINGUAL BICULTURAL EDUCATION (BBE)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
BBE 400 Workshop (1-3 VAR)
Development of classroom materials and curriculum in
bilingual education. (*) Repeatable
BBE 401 Teaching English Language Learners 3(3-0)
Methods and techniques of teaching English to children of
linguistically diverse backgrounds; K-6 and 7-12 focus.
Field experience required. Prerequisite: admission to
Teacher Education Program. (SS)
BBE 403 Content Instruction for EL Learners 3(3-0)
Methods and techniques for teaching content area
subjects to students of linguistically different backgrounds;
K-6 and 7-12 focus. Field experience required. Prerequisites:
admission to Education. (F)
BBE 420 Literacy for EL Learners 3(3-0)
Methods and techniques of teaching Literacy to K-12
English Language Learners. Field experience required.
Prerequisites: admission to Education, RDG 410/RDG
435 or a beginning course in reading. (SS)
BBE 460 ELL Assessment & Administration 2(2-0)
Study of state, federal, and local laws and policies
concerning ELL programs; language proficiency instruments
used by teachers for assessment and placement of
Ells. Prerequisites: admission to Education (SS)
BBE 495 Independent Study (1-2 VAR)
For the student specializing in bilingual education. (F,S)
Repeatable
GRADUATE COURSES
BBE 500 Workshop (1-3 VAR)
Practical in development of classroom materials/
curriculum in bilingual education. Prerequisite: graduate
standing. (*) Repeatable
BBE 501 Teaching English Language Learners 3(3-0)
Methods and techniques of teaching English to children of
linguistically diverse backgrounds; K-6 and 7-12 focus.
Field experience required. Prerequisites: admission to
Education, graduate standing. (SS)
BBE 503 Content Instruction for EL Learners 3(3-0)
Methods and techniques for teaching content area
subjects to students of linguistically different backgrounds;
K-6 and 7-12 focus. Field experience required. Prerequisites:
admission to Education, graduate standing. (F)
BBE 520 Literacy for EL Learners 3(3-0)
Methods and techniques of teaching Literacy to K-12
English Language Learners. Field experience required.
Prerequisites: admission to Education, graduate standing,
RDG 410/RDG 435 or a beginning course in reading. (SS)
BBE 541 Survey of Research in Bilingual Education
2(2-0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
BBE 560 ELL Assessment & Administration 2(2-0)
Study of state, federal, and local laws and policies
concerning ELL programs; language proficiency instruments
used by teachers for assessment and placement of
ELLs. Prerequisites: admission to Education, graduate
standing. (SS)
BBE 595 Independent Study (1-2 VAR)
For the student specializing in bilingual education.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*) Repeatable
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
BIOL 100 Principles of Biology 3(3-0)
Introduction to basic principles common to all facets of
biology. Topics include a brief history of biology, the
scientific method, the diversity of life, cell structure and
reproduction, and metabolism. (F,S)
BIOL 100L Principles of Biology Lab 1(0-2)
To expose the student to problem-solving skills emphasizing
the importance of observation and data accumulation.
Corequisite: BIOL 100. (F,S)
BIOL 112 Nutrition 3(3-0)
Analysis of personal dietary habits and behavior in
relation to basic human nutritional needs and food
composition. (CE,F,S)
BIOL 121 Environmental Conservation 3(3-0)
Historical review of humankind’s interrelationship with and
impact on the natural environment. Basic principles of
ecology and current issues relating to the use of natural
resources and environmental problems. (F,S,SS)
BIOL 121L Environmental Conservation Lab 1(0-2)
Optional field studies to augment BIOL 121. Corequisite:
BIOL 121. (F,S,SS)
BIOL 171 Career Planning I 1(1-0)
Identifying career options and creating a personalized
educational program. (F,S)
BIOL 191 College Biology I/Botany 3(3-0)
Basic cell structure and function, reproduction, and
heredity. Study of structure, function, evolution, biodiversity,
and ecology of plants, including fungi. Prerequisites:
one year high school algebra or equivalent, and one year
high school chemistry or equivalent, and one year high
school biology or equivalent. Corequisite: BIOL 191L.
(F,S)
BIOL 191L College Biology I/Botany Laboratory
2(0-4)
Corequisite: BIOL 191. (F,S)
BIOL 192 College Biology II/Zoology 3(3-0)
Continuation of BIOL 191. Study of structure, function,
evolution, biodiversity, and ecology of vertebrates and
invertebrates, including protozoans. Corequisite: BIOL
192L. (F,S)
BIOL 192L College Biology II/Zoology Laboratory
2(0-4)
Prerequisites: BIOL 191 and BIOL 191L. Corequisite:
BIOL 192. (F,S)
BIOL 206 Introduction to Microbiology 3(3-0)
For students of nursing and allied health. Applied aspects
of medical microbiology. Corequisite: BIOL 206L. (F)
BIOL 206L Introduction to Microbiology Lab 1(0-3)
Corequisite: BIOL 206. (F)
BIOL 212 Introduction of Cell Biology 2(2-0)
Cell structure and function, including reproduction,
metabolism, molecular biology and cell specialization.
Prerequisites: BIOL 191/191L, 192/192L, CHEM 121/121L
and 122/122L. Corequisite: BIOL 212L. (F,S)
BIOL 2l2L Introduction to Cell Biology Lab 1(0-2)
Corequisite: BIOL 212. (F,S)
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