Welcome to our Benedictine College community, and thank you for visiting our Biology Department page! We have seven full-time faculty members in our department, and we teach a wide variety of courses ranging from Neurobiology to Developmental Biology, from Human Anatomy & Physiology to Animal Behavior, and from Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change to Plant Biology, Freshwater Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and more. Our seven faculty members are all Ph.D. trained scientists who are passionate about combining teaching and research in our classrooms and labs, on our campus, and in our greater Atchison community. We all make it a priority to involve students in our research, providing opportunities for students to be involved with original research and preparing them for entry into their early careers or graduate or professional programs. We are excited about the momentum we are building in our department, the courses we are teaching, and the research and community involvement projects we are leading.

Programs

Note: Students are not be able to major in both Biology and Molecular and Cell Biology.

Bachelor

Minor

• A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all courses counting toward the Biology major.
• A.P. and dual credit biology taken in high school will transfer to Benedictine College as BIOL-1107 Principles of Biology (a course for non-biology majors) unless it is comparable to our BIOL-1121 General Biology I, course.
• If a student plans to major in Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or Nursing, he or she needs to take BIOL-1121 General Biology I at Benedictine College.
• All lab coursework counting toward the Biology majors (to include all Chemistry and Physics requirements) must meet in person. Online lab coursework will not count toward the major.
• All upper-division major and minor requirements for Biology must be completed at Benedictine College unless approved by the Department Chair.
• Students are not be able to major in both Biology and Molecular and Cell Biology.

Transfer Students

A transfer student planning on pursuing a major or minor in Biology or Molecular and Cell Biology must complete 60% of his or her Biology (BIOL) major requirements at Benedictine College. She or he needs to consult with the chair of the department regarding biology courses that will transfer to Benedictine College and apply toward the major or minor.