Welcome to the home page for the Department of Biology at Saint Joseph’s University.  We hope that you find this site interesting and informative.  The Department is located in the Science Center,  in the main SJU campus, on the Philadelphia side of City Avenue (directions).

The Department is the home of several programs of study:

• BS in Biology
• Minor in Biology 
• Masters of Science (MS)
• Masters of Arts (MA)
• BA program in Biology (evening, continuing education)
• BS in Environmental Sciences
• BS in Chemical Biology
• Five-year combined BS/MS program in Biology and Secondary Education. 

Many of our graduates enter schools of the health professions, graduate schools for M.S. or Ph.D. degrees, K-12 education, or  industry jobs.

The cornerstone of our educational philosophy is involving students in scientific research.  The department has a long and productive history of student research and many students, both undergraduate and graduate, present their work at regional, national and international meetings each year. 

The Department is now accepting applications for a Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Use the buttons to the left to navigate through the Biology web site.  There are also links back to the SJU home page and the pages for the College of Arts & Sciences, the Graduate College of Arts & Sciences and the University College programs for continuing education and evening classes. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by any of the following ways:

Phone: 610-660-1820
FAX: 610-660-1832
e-mail: Dr. Paul Tefft, Department Chair - ptefft@sju.edu
           Dr. Karen Snetselaar, Graduate Director - ksnetsel@sju.edu

You can also fill out a request for information form here.

We look forward to seeing you here at SJU.

The SJU Biology Faculty and Staff

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