Course guide · BIO 100
The Living World, from ASU's online course catalog: what it covers, how the grade is built, how the deadlines work, and how it counts at the University of Arizona and NAU.
General biology framed around the search for life beyond Earth: biodiversity, evolution, cells, molecular biology, ecology, and human anatomy and physiology. It includes immersive virtual lab experiences, which ASU notes are graphics-heavy and work best on a good computer and internet connection.
| Lessons (6 modules) | 20% |
| Observe and Analyze discussions (7) | 20% |
| Virtual lab experiences (12, lowest 2 dropped) | 20% |
| Lab assignments (8) | 20% |
| Exit quizzes (6) | 15% |
| Entry quizzes (6) | 5% |
From ASU's posted syllabus for the Fall B 2026 section. Weights can change between sessions; the syllabus for your section is the one that counts. A C usually starts near 70%, the line for adding the credit.
Open access with a final deadline: everything is available from day one, the dates in the schedule are suggestions, and work is not penalized as long as it is in before the final deadline.
In a session-based course, work can finish early but the grade is finalized only after the session ends; an on-demand course posts in the session the student finishes. Either way, ASU's syllabi give up to a year after finishing to decide whether to add the credit ($400 to ASU, only with a C or better).
Published rulings from the Arizona transfer guides, read October 2026. Each college decides how it accepts credit; check with the college before counting on it. The full ruling for BIO 100.
Sources: ASU's course page · ASU's posted syllabus (Fall B 2026). More: all practice weeks · all guides and tools
Course details from ASU's public course page and posted syllabus, read October 2026; ASU sets and may change its own content, fees, dates and policies. ASU fees: $25 to start, $400 to add the credit only if the family chooses. Caveat Academic Services offers independent college preparation services and is not affiliated with Arizona State University. Students do all of their own coursework. Each college decides which credits it accepts; Caveat does not promise that credit will transfer.