BIO 183 Lab Schedule – Spring 2026

Students will attend In Person Labs every other week with Online Lab work the weeks they do not attend lab In Person.

201A
201C
201E
202A
202C
202E
203A
203C
204A
204C
205A
205C
206A
206C
207A
207C
201B
201D
201F
202B
202D
202F
203B
203D
204B
204D
205B
205D
206B
206D
207B
207D

Consult the schedule below each week to determine the Lab topic and if you will meet in person in the lab or if you will work online on your own and/or with your lab group outside of class. Lab sections are scheduled for Tuesday – Thursday.

NCSU Students can download Microsoft Office 365 from NC State’s OIT(opens in new window)  software site) for free.  We will use Excel or Google Sheets for graphing.

DatesGroup 1:
Assignment Schedule & Due Dates
Group 2:
Assignment Schedule & Due Dates
Jan. 12-16No Labs 1st weekNo Lab 1st week
Jan. 19-23
(Monday – MLK Holiday)
No Labs due to the Monday Martin Luther King HolidayNo Labs due to the Monday Martin Luther King Holiday
Jan. 26-30
In Person – Lab Unit 1 Microscopes & CellsNo Lab
Feb. 2-6
OnlineIn Person – Lab Unit 1 Microscopes & Cells
Feb. 9-13In Person – Lab Unit 2
Enzyme I/II combo
Online
Feb. 16-20No labs because of the Tuesday Wellness DayNo labs because of the Tuesday Wellness Day
Feb. 23-27OnlineIn Person – Lab Unit 2
Enzyme I/II combo
Mar. 2-6In Person – Lab Unit 3
Photosynthesis
Online
Mar. 9-13 Online
Person – Lab Unit 3
Photosynthesis
Mar. 16-20No labs because of Spring Break (M-F)No labs because of Spring Break (M-F)
Mar. 23-27In Person – Lab Unit 4 DNA FingerprintingOnline
Mar. 30-Apr. 3OnlineIn Person – Lab Unit 4
DNA Fingerprinting
Apr. 6-10In-Person Group Project PresentationsOnline
Apr. 13-17No Labs
Project Self-Assessment due
In-Person Group Project Presentations
Apr. 20-24TA Office Hour in LabTA Office Hour in Lab
Project Self-Assessment due
Apr. 27-28 Last days of class
Apr. 29 Reading Day
Final Exams Apr. 30-May 6
No LabsNo Labs

**Lab Attendance, Effort & Participation (20 points) are based on your punctuality to lab and with assignment due dates, preparation, contributions to discussions, in-class and out of class group work & assignments, group research project, good attitude/behavior, following lab policies and guidelines

Excellent Participation = 16-20 ptsInconsistent Participation = 5-9 pts
Good Participation = 10-15 ptsPoor Participation = 0-4 pts