Biology
Betsy Angeli, M.S.| betsy.angeli@slu.edu
Department website: https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/biology/index.php
Syllabus Template(s) & Submission Link
Examples of 1240 and 1245 syllabi used on campus:
BIOL 1240 On-campus syllabus AY 2023/2024
BIOL 1245 (lab) On-campus syllabus AY2023/2024
BIOL 1245 (lab) on-campus schedule AY 2023/2024
Syllabus templates for 1818 Biology:
Please use the discipline specific templates below to construct your syllabi.
Note: The links will take you to a Google doc. Please download them to edit the documents and insert your high school's information.
BIOL 1240 syllabus template (lecture) AY 2024/2025
BIOL 1245 syllabus template (lab) AY 2024/2025
May 1st-July 26th
HS Instructors: Submit updated syllabi for all courses offered in 2024-2025.
Faculty Liaisons: Review course syllabi for 2024-2025, prioritizing fall and yearlong course syllabi. Faculty Liaisons will make every effort to respond to syllabus submissions within 14 business days.
July 26 – August 9th (Internal Deadline for Final Review)
HS Instructors: Submit revisions to course syllabi as requested by faculty liaisons.
Faculty Liaisons: Review course syllabi for 2024-2025. Faculty Liaisons will make every effort to respond to syllabus submissions within 10 business days.
Grading and Assessment Information
Link: Biology Discipline Specific Grading and Assessment Policies
Biology Common Assessment
The questions in this document are required to be used in all 1818 BIOL 1240 courses during the academic year. These questions should only be used on final exams (in December and/or May). These questions should not be available to students in advance of the final exams in any format (i.e., not on other exams, in classwork or homework assignments, or in a study guide). To protect the integrity of the exam questions, the portion of the final exam containing these questions should be retained by the instructor and not given to students.
Link to common assessment (updated AY 2022/2023):
Discipline-Specific Resources
Biology lab equipment grant application:
The purpose of this funding is to support 1818 partner high schools in delivering the learning objectives of BIOL 1245: Principles of Biology Laboratory I and to directly benefit the students who are enrolled in this course for 1818 credit. These objectives are in accordance with the mission of the Saint Louis University Biology Department.
Grant application form: form.jotform.com/221326001426036
Visiting SLU's campus:
Together with the 1818 office, the Biology department is excited to host 1818 partner schools for a campus visit.
UPDATE: For potential open visit dates please see the Events calendar on the partner Dashboard: https://sites.google.com/slu.edu/1818-partner-dashboard/calendarevents
PD and Meetup Dates
AY 2023/2024 Professional Development- Monday October 23rd from 3:30-5pm held via Zoom (link to follow)
Professional Development Recording from 10/23/23
Online meet up (not required)- Wednesday February 7th 3-4:30pm via Zoom; Link: https://slu.zoom.us/j/92275982506?pwd=ekh5QmsrM0dmUkpuOEZGMndwWm43Zz09
What to Expect for Site Visits
Instructors will receive a link to sign up for a site visit via email. Your liaison will follow up with more information and to confirm the visit.
BIOL 1245 on campus materials
Collaboration Space
Helpful Links
National Association of Biology Teachers
Research Resources:
Sites outside the SLU library (free):
BioMed Central: "At BMC we are dedicated to publishing the best open access journals across our portfolio of over 250 titles and are always striving to drive progress in biology, health sciences and medicine."
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): "DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone."
Nature: Scientific Reports: "Scientific Reports is an open access journal publishing original research from across all areas of the natural sciences, psychology, medicine and engineering."
Evaluating scientific articles:
How to Review a Journal Article
Checklist for Evaluating Research Articles