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The new intro bio course strikes me as a very "liberal arts college" thing to do -- so unique and non-institutionalized. It does seem like a more approachable way to introduce students to the basic concepts of biology, but like Leah said, I think a lot of students take intro bio to prepare for the MCATs, not necessarily as a leisurely, fun class. I like the idea of two different intro classes (majors/non-majors or pre-med/non-pre-med). If I recall correctly, the students are to look up information online regarding the more technical aspects, which I think is too much to expect of students taking an intro level class. So the new structure sounds like a good idea for non-majors, but I think it is a little misleading for students taking it who want to be bio majors because the majority of the upper-level bio classes are textbook-based.