Description: This exciting course is a partnership between Oak Bay Secondary (SD #61) and Camosun College. The purpose of this course is for students to gain post-secondary credits and experience while still in high school.

This particular course is a combination of Oak Bay’s Anatomy & Physiology 12 and Camosun College’s Biology 103 General Biology. For the 2020/21 school year, the two courses will be run within the Oak Bay timetable like any other class: example, Block A Anatomy & Physiology 12.

Students will complete learning outcomes for Anatomy & Physiology 12, which introduces cell biology but focuses primarily on human biology with a survey of body systems and how they are integrated. The learning outcomes begin with cell structure and processes, through to the major organ systems in human biology.

1. Cell Biology: cell structure and function, cell compounds, biological molecules and DNA.
2. Cell Processes: protein synthesis, cell membrane, enzymes.
3. Human Biology: digestion, circulation (include lymphatic), respiration, nervous system, urinary and reproduction.

Biology 103 is for the student interested in learning about the basics of structure and function of living organisms and experience a university level lab science course. Topics include cell biology, human anatomy and physiology (digestion, circulatory, excretory, immunity), basic principles of biochemistry, genetics and nutrition. A Camosun instructor will present 42 hours of lecture material during class time (twice a week at Oak Bay via PowerPoint; made available on Camosun’s D2L website), deliver laboratory sessions and assess student work. Students will travel to Camosun (Lansdowne Campus, Fisher Building) one evening per week during the first half of the school year for approximately 10 labs. An Oak Bay teacher will provide support for the Biology 103 curriculum, assignments and labs.

Bio 103 is a dual credit course. Students will receive 8 high school credits and 4 college/university credits. The Biology 103 credits are transferable to UVic (Biology 150B), UBC, SFU, VIU, UNBC and most other B.C. colleges and Canadian Universities. Check BC Transfer Guide website BC Transfer Guide. These 12 credits can be earned in the same length of time it takes to take a traditional 4 credit course at Oak Bay. Also, other than the potential cost of a textbook and a small registration fee, the Camosun credits come at NO CHARGE!

Camosun Tuition Fee: None, requires a Camosun College Application Fee; (2017 application fee was $41.00). International students have a course fee of $500. (Note: Bio 103 Camosun Lab Manual is required; approximately $11.00).

There is an application process.   NOTE: Students who wish to register for a dual credit course will need to meet with a Careers advisor for the application package, and will need to meet with an Academic Counselor to ensure their career choice aligns with the dual credit courses transition pathway. Documentation will need to be provided in the application outlining that the dual credit course is required for the career that student wishes to pursue.