It is the student's total responsibility to watch the video programs, read the text and study guide, and proceed through the course within the 13 week timeframe allowed for completion. A faculty member is assigned to the student to answer any questions and provide additional opportunities for learning the material. Self-motivation is the key to the successful completion of a T.A.P.E. course and requires the same educational commitment on the part of the student. Principles of Biology Studies chemical, genetic, and physiological bases of the living process. Investigates biological principles common to all life forms and the relationship between structure and function.
Emphasis is placed on human physiology, reproduction, and the population dynamics.
Interpersonal Communications Introduction to communication skills of listening, perception, language usage, nonverbal communication and conflict resolution. Emphasis is placed on effective modes of communication and methods for overcoming barriers to interpersonal communication. A study of topics in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy, emphasizing the methods by which scientists' understanding of these areas grows. This course examines U. S. history from the European discoveries of the western hemisphere to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Slavery, states rights, religion, and the beginning of the westward movement are to be emphasized.