Biology, B.S.

General Education Program
Understanding College (FS)1
Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1)6
Mathematics (QR1)3-4
Information Literacy, Media, and Research (ITML)3
Creative Voices Across Cultures (HCE)6
Science at Work (NPW)6-10
CHE-1201
General Chemistry I
CHE-1201L
General Chemistry I Lab
CHE-1202
General Chemistry II
CHE-1202L
General Chemistry II Lab
Ethics, Reality, and Logic (PEM)6
Individuals and Societies (SEH)6
Our World, Past and Present (WHG)6
Personal Wellness (FH)2-3
Religion and Culture (RS)3
Biology Major
BIO-1201General Biology 13
BIO-1201LGeneral Biology 1 Laboratory2
BIO-1202General Biology 23
BIO-1202LGeneral Biology 2 Laboratory2
BIO-2250Introduction to Cell Biology3
BIO-2250LIntroduction to Cell Biology Laboratory1
BIO-3303Genetics3
BIO-3303LGenetics Laboratory1
BIO-4998Biology Seminar1
BIO Distribution, select one course in each group 115-16
Select one course from Group A below
Select one course from Group B below
Select one course from Group C below
Select one BIO course 2000 or higher
CHE-2101Organic Chemistry I4
CHE-2101LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory1
CHE-2102Organic Chemistry II4
CHE-2102LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory1
CHE-3001Biochemistry3
CHE-3001LBiochemistry Laboratory1
MAT-2202Calculus I4
Select one of the following courses:3-4
MAT-2203
Calculus II
MAT-2301
Statistics
PHY-2001General Physics I3
PHY-2001LGeneral Physics I Laboratory1
PHY-2002General Physics II3
PHY-2002LGeneral Physics II Laboratory1
General Electives 213
Total Hours124-132

The successful completion of BIO-4998 Biology Seminar satisfies the College’s Comprehensive Examination/Thesis requirement.

1

Three of these electives must be four credit laboratory courses.

2

All majors are strongly encouraged to become conversant in a language other than English.

 
Group A —Population Biology Ecology and Evolution

Select one of the following courses:4
BIO-2203
Invertebrate Zoology
BIO-2204
Ecology
BIO-2280
Evolution
BIO-3302
Botany
BIO-4005
Topic: Parasitology
Total Hours4

 Group B—Molecular and Cellular Biology

Select one of the following courses:4
BIO-2206
Histology
BIO-3310
Advanced Cell Biology
BIO-3320
Molecular Biology
BIO-4405
Immunology
BIO-4480
Bioinformatics
Total Hours4

Group C—Organismal Biology

Select one of the following courses:3-4
BIO-2202
Comparative Anatomy
BIO-2210
Developmental Biology
BIO-3300
Microbiology
BIO-3350
Physiology
BIO-4409
Neurobiology
BIO-4420
Virology
BIO-4403
Endocrinology
BIO-4450
Pharmacology
Total Hours3-4

In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit. 

Institutional Learning Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
  2. Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
  3. Employ critical and analytical skills
  4. Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
  5. Implement information, technology and media literacy
  6. Demonstrate quantitative literacy

Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)

St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.

Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)

At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.