Oct 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Biology Minor


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Department Contact:

Chair: Dr. Justin Merry, jmerry@francis.edu, 814-471-1105

Program Description:

The Biology Minor provides students the opportunity to add advanced study in the biological sciences to their degree program.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this minor, students will be able to:

  • Employ the scientific method, including the use of discipline-specific techniques, to discover and validate biological knowledge.
  • Demonstrate scientific literacy through reading, writing, presenting, and discussing research.
  • Explain key theories and concepts in biology that are fundamental to current scientific understanding of the field, and applies these ideas to new situations.

Total Credits Required:

19 credits

Requirements: (19 credits)


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