The Department of Biology offers a BA degree in Biology through the University College, the division of SJU responsible for continuing education and evening programs.  The BA program is targeted at returning or part-time students who wish to pursue a Bachelors degree in Biology but cannot do so in the day program.  As this degree program is offered through the University College, rather than the College of Arts & Sciences, there are some differences in the requirements in both the General Education Courses and the Biology Major courses.  An outline of the curriculum is provided below.  For more information, please contact Dr. Paul Tefft, Associate Professor and Chair of the Biology Department.  You can reach him by e-mail at ptefft@sju.edu or by phone at (610)660-1827.

Curriculum for the BA in Biology

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours General Education Requirement: ENG 1005 Comm. Skills 3 ENG 1015 Exp. and Arg. 3 ENG 1105 Lit. and Comp. 3 English GER selections 3 History GER selections 6 Language GER selections 6 Mathematics MAT 1255-1265 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II 6 Philosophy GER selections 9 Soc. Sciences GER selections 9 Theology GER selections 9 Field of Concentration: CHM 1015-1025 Gen. Chem.,with lab 10 PHY 1015-1025 Gen. Physics, with lab 10 BIO 1015 Cell Biology, with lab 4 BIO 1025 Genetics, with lab 4 Biology Six advanced courses 18 - 20 Electives:     General selections 27   Total credits 130 - 132