La Salle University Course Catalog
  • Undergraduate

    Day

    Evening and Weekend

    1. Accelerated RN-BSN Program
    2. Accounting
    3. Art and Art History
    4. Biology
    5. Business Administration
    6. Criminal Justice
    7. Economics
    8. English as a Second Language (ESL)
    9. Finance
    10. Foreign Language - Conversation and Culture
    11. Foreign Languages
    12. Humanities
    13. Literature in Translation
    14. Management and Leadership
    15. Marketing
    16. Mathematics, Computer Science, and Information Technology
    17. Music
    18. Philosophy
    19. Physics
    20. Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
    1. Pre Speech-Language Pathology Program
    2. Pre-Business Administration Program (PBA)
    3. Pre-Nursing Program
    4. Psychology
    5. R.N.-BSN to MSN Program
    6. Religion
    7. RN to MSN Bridge Program
    8. Social Work
    9. Sociology
    10. The Achieve Program
  • Minors
  • Masters
    1. Analytics
    2. Bilingual/Bicultural Studies
    3. Business Administration (Full-time)
    4. Business Administration (One-Year)
    5. Business Administration (Part-Time Hybrid)
    6. Central and Eastern European Studies
    7. Computer Information Science
    8. Counseling and Family Therapy
    1. Cybersecurity
    2. Economic Crime Forensics
    3. Education
    4. English
    5. Hispanic Institute
    6. History
    7. Human Capital Development
    8. Information Technology Leadership
    1. Instructional Technology Management
    2. MBA in Switzerland
    3. Nursing
    4. Online MBA
    5. Public Health
    6. Speech-Language Pathology
    7. Strategic Communication
    8. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Including ESL Program Specialist Certification (Pa.)
    1. Theology and Ministry
    2. Translation and Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Certificates
    1. Autism
    2. Certification (Only) as a Reading Specialist
    3. Certification as a Reading Specialist
    4. Classroom Management
    5. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    6. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    7. History (Certificate)
    8. Instructional Leadership
    1. Intelligence/Security Policy Studies with a Central/Eastern European Focus
    2. Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
    3. Nursing Certificates
    4. Program Specialist-English as a Second Language (ESL Program Specialist)
    5. Social and New Media
    6. Special Education Certification
    7. Special Education Certification (Only)
    8. Teacher Certification
    1. Teaching English as a Second Language
    2. Translation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Doctoral
    1. Doctor of Nursing Practice
    2. Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology
    3. Doctor of Theology
  • General Info

    Overall

    1. La Salle University

    Undergraduate

    1. Admission
    2. Campus Services
    3. Division of Student Affairs
    4. Financial Services
    5. Programs and Procedures

    Evening and Weekend

    1. Admission
    2. Campus Services
    3. Financial Services
    4. Information
    5. Policies and Procedures

    Graduate

    1. Academic Policies
    2. Centers, Offices, and Services
    3. Mission Statements
    4. Philosophy of Graduate Education
    5. Student Services
  • Curriculum

    Undergraduate

    1. School of Arts and Sciences
    2. School of Arts and Sciences (Evening)
    3. School of Business
    4. School of Business (Evening)
    5. School of Nursing and Health Sciences
    6. Evening and Weekend

    Special

    1. BUSCA (Bilingual Undergraduate Studies for Collegiate Advancement)
    2. English Lanugage Institute
    3. Thematic Minors

Biology

Required Courses

Introduction
Program Description (include URL to program handbooks, if you have one), Why Take this Major?

Student Learning Outcomes

Course Descriptions

  • BIO 157
  • BIO 158
  • BIO 161-162
  • BIO 163
  • BIO 210
  • BIO 220
  • BIO 230
  • BIO 301
  • BIO 303
  • BIO 305
  • BIO 306
  • BIO 310
  • BIO 314
  • BIO 317
  • BIO 318
  • BIO 319
  • BIO 400
  • BIO 402
  • BIO 403
  • BIO 404
  • BIO 405
  • BIO 406
  • BIO 412
  • BIO 413
  • BIO 420
  • BIO 430
  • BIO 460
  • BIO 470
  • BIO 480-481

Required Courses

REQUIRED FOR MAJOR IN BIOLOGY:

  • BIO 210
  • BIO 220
  • BIO 230
  • BIO 412
  • BIO 413
  • additional 300/400-level biology courses to total a minimum of 11 courses
  • CHM 111-112, 201-202
  • PHY 105-106
  • MTH 120

(Please note: 100-level biology courses do not fulfill biology major requirements; college chemistry is a prerequisite for 300/400-level biology courses.)

REQUIRED FOR MINOR IN BIOLOGY:

  • BIO 210
  • BIO 220
  • BIO 230
  • Three additional courses from the 300/400 level (these courses must be approved by the Biology Department Chair)

(Please note: 100-level biology courses do not fulfill biology minor requirements.)

REQUIRED FOR MAJOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION/BIOLOGY

  • MTH 120
  • PHY 105-106
  • CHM 111-112 AND 201-202
  • BIO 210, 220, 230
  • A minimum of four additional biology courses from the 300/400 level (these courses must be approved by the Biology Department Chair)

(Please note: 100-level biology courses do not fulfill BIO requirements.)

BIO 210 is a prerequisite  for all higher courses. BIO 210,  220,  and 230 form a “core.” These courses are taken in this order and must be successfully completed before registering for higher-level courses. College chemistry is a prerequisite for 300/400-level biology courses.

A final grade of C- or better in BIO 210 is a prerequisite for advancing to BIO 220. A final grade of C- or better in BIO 220 is a prerequisite for advancing to Bio. 230. A 2.0 or higher science GPA (average of grades from BIO 210, BIO 220, BIO 230, CHM 111 and CHM 112) is required in order to advance to 300/400-level BIO courses.

Non-biology majors planning to roster 200/300/400-level biology courses must secure the permission of the Biology Department Chair.

A biology concentration in environmental science is available.