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The major in Biology provides a strong foundation for graduate
study, professional service and career advancement. Scientists’
most important tools are their ability to integrate new knowledge, whether
gained by direct study or by reading and research of others, with pre-existing
knowledge, their powers of observation and their self discipline. Those
tools help scientists to gain better understanding of the truth. Biology
courses instill in students a deeper respect for all life forms, a recognition
that all forms of life are linked to our own through the environment,
the similarities between all life at the biochemical level and the relationships
between organisms in the evolution of life on Earth.
The Bachelor of Science major in Biology provides students with a knowledge
and understanding of the realm of living beings. Students majoring in
Biology learn experimental skills of laboratory research.
The Bachelor of Arts major in Biology is the College’s enhanced
program in Biology. The Bachelor of Arts major in Biology includes two
semesters of foreign language study.
Students planning careers as doctors, dentists, or veterinarians work
closely with their faculty advisor and follow the curriculum of the major
in Biology. The Bachelor of Science major in Biology/Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dental/Pre-Veterinary
Medicine is thus carefully designed to enable students to gain admittance
to professional and graduate schools. Careful course selection, advising
from the faculty advisor, field experiences, internships, the senior research
project, and a record of superior academic achievement are crucial to
success in admission to professional and graduate schools.
A minor in Biology is available and requires students to take 20 credits
of course work.
Strongly recommended courses include:
BI 303 Histology
BI 305 Physiology
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Biology
professor Ray Gerber discovers new species and expands Caribbean research
Over semester break, biology professor Ray Gerber and Scott O'Donnell
'06 bushwhacked through mangrove swamps, slogged through mud-bottomed
ponds and swatted mosquitoes, while gulping Gatorade to keep ahead of
the steamy tropical heat.
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