Biology 45 Introduction to Human Nutrition

This 4-unit course is a detailed, in-depth scientific look at the basics of nutrition, with an emphasis on disease prevention and treatment.  This course is offered every quarter (including the summer quarter, in the condensed 6 week format). 

You WILL learn lots of useful and interesting things about food, nutrition, eating, our relationship with food and much more in Biology 45. This class not only will help you to become a better RN, but it will help YOU and your family to experience good health.

Before you can register for Biology 45 you must have taken and passed the prerequisites (BIOL 40 A, B and C -- Anatomy and Physiology). If you're hoping to add this class, I cannot give you an add code (even if there is space in the class) until you have received clearance for the prerequisites. I am not able to expedite or circumvent that process.

The Syllabus is provided as a web-based "liquid" syllabus. (On the first page there is a link to a traditional, printable version of the syllabus as a pdf file)

This is an academically rigorous course. It will require at least 15 hours of your time each week.

Even if you've taken online courses before, watch this very short video (<3 min) to gain realistic expectations about taking classes online:  What it takes to be a successful online student

There are no required synchronous lectures either on campus or on Zoom for Bio 45. However, there are times that you will need to be on Zoom.  Exams will be taken in person or online on specific days, at specific times (with a choice of times on those dates), while on Zoom with video enabled.

Important Information about the Bio 45 Exams

  • The dates for the 5 Exams for Winter and Spring quarters are listed below.
  • The lowest of the 5 exam scores gets dropped. So if you take Exams 1-4 and you're happy with your scores, you do not need to take Exam 5.
  • Students have a choice of times to take the 50 minute exams on exam days: 
    • 3:30 pm in person on the De Anza campus
    • 5:30 pm online
    • 6:30 pm online

There is no testing center at DeAnza. Students need to be available to take the exams on these dates at one of the choices of time.

Winter Quarter 2025

  • Exam 1 Wednesday Jan 29
  • Exam 2 Wednesday Feb 12
  • Exam 3 Wednesday Feb 26
  • Exam 4 Wednesday Mar 12
  • Exam 5 Wednesday Mar 26

Spring Quarter 2025

  • Exam 1 Wednesday April 30
  • Exam 2 Wednesday May 14
  • Exam 3 Wednesday May 28 (I'm sorry -- this is 2 days after Memorial Day)
  • Exam 4 Wednesday June 11
  • Exam 5 Wednesday June 25

Have any questions about this? e-mail me at milleranna@fhda.edu.

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