Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: describe basic concepts in nutrition and factors that affect nutritional needs; describe the different nutrient classes and their functions in health; Describe the role of nutrition in various lifespan brackets – pregnancy, toddler, adolescent, adulthood, and the elderly; understand the relevance of different healthy nutritional patterns and dietary guidelines; explain the emerging concerns regarding food safety and the implications to public health; and promote healthy lifestyles by eating right and educating others to do the same.
Upon successful completion of the proficiency examination, students will be able to: evaluate how the basic units of matter interact to produce the complex macro-molecules that imbue living systems with the many properties that constitute the living state; interpret the scientific basis for declaring the cell as the basic unit of life; understand the scientific method and develop critical thinking in seeking to solve problems; analyze the nature of the different processes involved in cell metabolism, cellular respiration, fermentation and photosynthesis; describe the processes of the cell cycle, genetics, meiosis, the chromosomal basis of Inheritance, the molecular basis of inheritance from gene to protein, and the regulation of gene expression; describe the life processes carried out by plant and animal life forms as well as human biological processes; and evaluate the different forms of ecology and ecosystems and how they apply to life on planet.
Upon successful completion of the proficiency examination, students will be able to: describe the Earth’s interior and exterior structure; identify the composition of indigenous rocks and minerals; explain how weather and erosion affect the surface of the Earth; explain how earthquakes and volcanoes affect the Earth’s surface and the formation of islands and mountains; apply the scientific method in order to conduct scientific inquire and data gathering with respect to many aspects of Earth Science; interpret data relating to earthquakes such as Richter scale readings and meteorological data such as barometer readings; outline characteristics of various types of climates and be able to discuss whether humans have the ability to affect weather and climate on the Earth’s surface for both positive and negative results.