Career Opportunities:  Molecular Biology • Medicine • Microbiology • Dentistry • Biotechnology • Optometry • Immunology • Biomedical Research •  Genetics • and more

Some of the greatest advances in biology today are happening at the molecular frontier.  Molecular biology and biotechnology have opened doors for the development of new treatments for diseases and ways to increase crop production to provide food for the growing world population.  The concentration in Cell and Molecular  Biology prepares students for further study in graduate and professional programs in areas such as genetics, microbiology, immunology, and medicine. 

Students interested in pursuing professional education in medicine, pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, or other health sciences are especially encouraged to consider this concentration which was designed to accommodate a broad range of entrance requirements for many of the region's professional programs. (For more information on these pre-professional curricula, please visit the Pre-Health Science Program).

* (students must earn a C or better in all required and elective courses)

Career Opportunities: Laboratory Technician • Physical Therapy • Field Technician • Occupational Therapy • Naturalist • Education • Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales • and more

Life is complex and diverse, and the concentration in Organismal Biology was designed to allow students to more fully explore that diversity.  This concentration provides a broad core of biology courses as well as a framework of electives exposing students to the various levels of biology from cell and microbiology through physiology and diversity studies.

Students interested in a broad biology background will be particularly interested in this concentration, as well as those who may wish to pursue a different course toward a career in education.  Pre-physical therapy or pre-occupational therapy students can also tailor a program through careful selection of electives to help prepare them for admission to professional programs.

* (students must earn a C or better in all required and elective courses)

Career Opportunities: Ecology • Field Technician • Naturalist • Environmental Consulting • and more

Life is filled with change and interaction: organisms interact with other organisms of the same and different species, populations and communities are established and go extinct, and all living things must interact with the physical environment.  Ecology and Environmental Biology students are preparing for careers where they will help to monitor, study and understand how the world works  by learning specific principles, skills and techniques for ecology and field biology.

Students interested in environmental research in an academic setting or with state or federal agencies should consider this concentration.  Those interested in the growing fields of environmentally responsible green industry and technology may also find this concentration appealing.

* (students must earn a C or better in all required and elective courses)