Adolescent Education (Biology), BS

General Education Program
Understanding College (FS)1
Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1)6
Mathematics (QR)3-4
Algebra and Trigonometry for Science Majors
Information Literacy, Media, and Research (ITML)3
Creative Voices Across Cultures (HCE)6
Science at Work (NPW)6-10
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Ethics, Reality, and Logic (PEM)6
Individual and Societies (SEH)6
Our World, Past and Present (WHG)6
Personal Wellness (FH)2-3
Religion and Culture (RS)3
Education Major
ED-1201Foundations of Education3
ED-2020Educational Psychology3
ED-2100Assessment and Evaluation3
ED-3000Teaching With Technology3
ED-4350Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners3
ED-4990Supervised Student Teaching 16
AED-2200Methods of Instruction in Secondary Education3
AED-3320Lit in the Content Area (grades 7-12) Instruction3
AED-3600Meth of Instruction in Secondary Biology3
SED-2040Introduction to Special Education3
Select two foreign language courses in sequence6
BIO-1107Anatomy and Physiology I4
BIO-1108Anatomy and Physiology II4
BIO-1201General Biology 13
BIO-1201LGeneral Biology 1 Laboratory2
BIO-1202General Biology 23
BIO-1202LGeneral Biology 2 Laboratory2
BIO-2204Ecology3
BIO-2204LEcology Laboratory1
BIO-2250Introduction to Cell Biology3
BIO-2250LIntroduction to Cell Biology Laboratory1
BIO-3303Genetics3
BIO-3303LGenetics Laboratory1
Select two of the following:8
Comparative Anatomy
Invertebrate Zoology
Microbiology
Botany
Special Topics in Biology: Marine Biology in Belize
MAT-2301Statistics3
PSY-2201Developmental Psychology I3
Total Hours131-137
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The successful completion of ED-4990 Supervised Student Teaching satisfies the College’s Comprehensive Examination/Thesis requirement.

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.