(Spring CRN / Fall 2025 CRN ) This course is restricted to students in particular degree programs, as outlined below. This course concerns how scientific principles are established. Topics include evolution and diversity, ecology and food, human evolution and population, diabetes, homeostasis, HIV and vaccines, antibiotic resistance, and cancer. Acceptable for credit only in the Faculties of Arts and Business; in the BASC programs; in the HKIN programs; and as an open elective in the B.Sc. in Nursing and the B.Sc in Human Nutrition. Direct all inquiries and override requests to Online Learning and Professional Studies. Online format delivery. Six credits.
Step 2: Follow the prompts after you complete the above step. Please contact admissions@stfx.ca if you have questions.
Visiting Students:
Step 1: Fill out a Letter of Permission (LOP) form from your Home Institution (contact your university's Registrar's Office)
Step 2: Ensure the desired course works for your degree. Consult with your Department Chair/Dean/Registrar to ensure that the credits will count toward your degree or graduation, and have them sign off on your LOP.
Step 3: Send the forms to the proper Registrars:
Email your completed LOP to the Registrar at your university as well as the university at which you will be taking the course(s).