<p>i think the introductory bio class is called bio311c? well whatever it's called, i plan on taking it next semester (in the spring). however, i am still deciding on whether i should take the bio lab for that class in the spring or in the fall. i've heard mixed opinions regarding which lab is easier (the spring or the fall) since apparently the lab in the spring is different from the one in the fall even though it's for the same class. </p>
<p>in addition to the bio lab, i need to take the chem302 lab, because i will be taking chem302 next semester. can someone who has taken these labs tell me in what order i should take them (like bio in the spring and chem in the fall or vice versa), and maybe if i should just take them together (both labs in the spring)? your help will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>also, what are the good professors for intro bio? thank you.</p>
<p>Bio 311C is Introductory Biology and it does not have a lab. The biology after 311C has a lab.</p>
<p>okay, so can i just skip bio311c and take the bio class that requires the lab? i’d rather do this because i need to take a bio class with a lab. or is bio311c a prerequisite for the bio class with the lab?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure bio311C is a prerequisite</p>
<p>Do you have to take the bio and chem labs during the same semester you are taking the second part of the course? How hard are the labs? Do they take up a lot of time? Would it be ok to take both during the same semester?</p>
<p>I haven’t taken bio or chem classes with labs, but you take them at the same time. In other words, a chem class with a lab is basically two classes. I don’t know the difficulty of labs, but time-wise, they are pretty long. If you’re planning on taking BIO 20(5/6)L, it’s only one class even though it is technically a class+lab.</p>
<p>generally, people don’t take two labs in the same semester as it’s a lot of work. you can spread out labs and take only one a semester. you don’t have to take a lab in the same semester that you’re taking the actual class for that lab. labs are pretty time-consuming, so it would be wiser to take just one a semester</p>
<p>The chem lab that goes with 302 is 204. I would recommend taking 204 in the spring because 1) 204 coincides sometimes with 302, so the material is fresher in your head when you do the lab write-ups, and 2) they usually get all new CH204 TA’s in the fall, but most of them are experienced in the spring.</p>
<p>I’m a bio major and I’m taking Intro to Bio BIO311C, bio lab 205L, intro to chem CH301, as well as a calculus and psychology class. The actual bio class is a different class from the lab so different set of teacher/TA. Both have their own discussion section as well. </p>
<p>My bio lab is 4 hours long (but is only worth 2 credit hours) and I know people in other FIGs are also in BIO311C but not in a lab at all yet. They’ll be taking a bio lab next semester (spring). </p>
<p>My bio lab (fall) focuses on microscopic slides…very boring. I really don’t like lab, for multiple reasons, it’s soooo long and mine starts at 9am Tuesdays which makes it my earliest and longest class (I also go from 9-5 on Tuesdays). We have quizzes at the beginning of each lab over the readings and lab procedures for that day (which you were supposed to have already read) and a lab analysis from the previous week’s lab is due at the beginning of each class as well. Lab analysis are a pain, to say the least.</p>
<p>Lab lectures are held a day or so before you actually do the lab. One of the professors who wrote the lab manual (contains the background readings and lab procedures) gives a powerpoint presentation over the readings or whatever and you’ll have maybe 2 easy multiple choice questions. Attendance (mandatory), the lab quizzes, and these 2 questions are done with the CPS clickers. These lectures last an hour.</p>
<p>I’ll be taking a chem lab next semester as well as the next semester worth of bio and chem classes. I don’t think you have to be taking a science class to be in a lab because they’re separate. I definitely would not recommend taking 2 labs in one semester since they’re just really long and somewhat busy. Don’t start your lab analysis the day before it’s due either because they take a while and you will have probably forgotten a lot of detail from the actual lab by then.</p>
<p>do the labs always lat the entire class time or do they sometimes let you out early?</p>
<p>i didn’t havemuch lab experience in high school. is the actual lab part hard?</p>
<p>also, does anyone know how these labs compare to anatomy and physiology? i know those courses also require labs. has anyone taken them?</p>
<p>No, if you get done with the lab early you can leave. But don’t count on it because they take most of the whole time. I had a class right after lab and I was lucky to get the full 10 minutes of passing period to get to it so I’d pack my lunch and eat it on the way to class. A 9am-1pm lab followed by 1-2pm and 2-3:30pm classes is kinda tough without food.</p>
<p>The lab part isn’t difficult at all. The lab manual you buy specifically for lab is very straightforward. You just have to make sure to read everything before lab class so you’ll do well on the beginning-of-class CPS quizzes. The lab analysis can be confusing or hard and take up quite a bit of time to do. Analysis is due the following week.</p>
<p>Anatomy and physiology are upper-division classes I believe so a junior or senior could probably answer those.</p>