{"id":2394,"date":"2022-07-08T09:48:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/?page_id=2394"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:38:50","slug":"how-to-register-for-biol-2401","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/how-to-register-for-biol-2401\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Register for BIOL 2401"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Notes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students must be granted departmental approval before registering for any stand-alone BIOL 2401 course.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\">Completing BIOL 1308 or another non-majors biology course does not automatically qualify you for BIOL 2401.<\/span> Students who have previously completed BIOL 2401 with a grade of C or higher, or who have completed other majors-level college biology coursework, may submit their transcript through the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/transcript-review\/\">Transcript Review Request Form<\/a> for review.<\/li>\n<li>Permission to register is valid for <strong>one<\/strong>\u00a0academic year (three consecutive registration periods).<\/li>\n<li><b><i>The A&amp;P I (BIOL 2401) Assessment Test will only be available in ACC Testing Centers during designated <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/test-schedule-assessment-centers\/\">testing dates<\/a>. Requests to take the A&amp;P I Assessment Test, request proctoring, or submit transcript reviews will only be accepted within those testing windows.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"0px\"} \/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BIOL 2401 is offered in two ways:<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph \/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">OPTION #1:<\/mark> Stand-Alone BIOL 2401 (Requires Permission)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This is the<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/general-information\/\"> traditional stand-alone BIOL 2401<\/a> course that requires approval before registration.<br \/>Follow <strong>Option #1A <\/strong>OR<strong> Option #1B<\/strong> instructions to get approval:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>OPTION #1A<\/strong> \u2013 Take the A&amp;P I Assessment Test<br \/>Click this link for general information about the A&amp;P I Assessment Test: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/general-information\/\">A&amp;P I Assessment Info<\/a><\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>OPTION #1B<\/strong> \u2013 Submit a transcript showing previously completed <strong>science majors\u00a0biology<\/strong> coursework for review to the Biology Department (or if you have completed BIOL 2401 previously)<br \/>Click this link \u2014&gt; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe50dssmT_dHkjBZ0FSO7f4Mbahtd8zLv-rbN7n7WNJmR0o_A\/viewform\">Transcript Review Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">OPTION #2:<\/mark> Paired BIOL 2401 &amp; BIOL 1308 (No Assessment\/Approval Required)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Students may enroll in a <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/paired-anatomy-physiology-i-and-biology-fundamentals-2\/\">paired BIOL 2401 and BIOL 1308 section<\/a>\u2014no assessment required.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The BIOL 2401 and BIOL 1308 classes are paired together by the Biology Department <strong>(<em>students\u00a0<\/em><em>do not\u00a0<\/em><em>mix and match their own BIOL 2401 and BIOL 1308 classes<\/em>)<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>taught in an integrated manner<\/strong>, allowing students to take both courses simultaneously during a single semester and\u00a0<strong>earn a unified grade for both<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a link to information about the paired:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/paired-anatomy-physiology-i-and-biology-fundamentals-2\/\">Paired A&amp;P I (BIOL 2401) and Biology Fundamentals (BIOL 1308)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Htzf-trctz1YwnONssOTNwlqNhF75s1SYC7rUe_PMeM\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view the paired BIOL 1308\/BIOL 2401 for Fall 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>** Please note if an instructor is not listed you will need to be patient and keep checking the online course schedule as we are still filling in those.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Students will not be allowed to only register for BIOL 2401 if it is a paired section.\u00a0 No Exceptions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Notes: Students must be granted departmental approval before registering for any stand-alone BIOL 2401 course. BIOL 2401 is offered in two ways: OPTION #1: Stand-Alone BIOL 2401 (Requires Permission) This is the traditional stand-alone &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/how-to-register-for-biol-2401\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3992,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3992"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}