Table I

Course/Student Profile Correlation

(Core Courses)

Student Profile (Core Courses)

3051-3052 General Biology

3770 Microbiology

3125 Ecology

3300 Genetics

3010 Cell Physiology

4505 Human Physiology

4925 Undergraduate Seminar

3425 Animal Organismal Biology

3417 Plant Organismal Biology

4335 Evolution

% of Courses

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

%

S K I L L S

Critical thinking and problem solving through the scientific method

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100%

Team work

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

60%

Communication skills in Spanish and English

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

90%

Computer literacy and its scientific applications

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

90%

Knowledge of up to date scientific tools and techniques

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

70%

Awareness of contemporary scientific issues

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100%

Awareness of ethical implications in science

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

90%

Ability to learn by him/herself (lifelong learning)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

60%

K N O W L E D G E

Cell structure and physiology

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

70%

Knowledge in organismal biology (zoology, botany and microbiology) with emphasis on tropical environments

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

90%

Genetics: Classical, Population and molecular genetics

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

80%

Chemistry, physics and math principles as applied to biological processes