BIOLOGY
Outcomes
Your Dordt education will help you build and communicate a comprehensive vision for Christian discipleship that will enable you to be of service in God’s kingdom in whatever career you choose. In the last decade, 95 percent of biology majors found work or were admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Career opportunities for biology majors are promising.
- Science teachers are in high demand at the upper elementary and high school levels.
- Increases in the number and variety of jobs related to environmental quality are likely, both in the field and in organizations that influence policymaking and implementation.
- Advances in genomics and bioinformatics are creating a demand for graduates capable of working in this field.
Professional and graduate schools look for candidates with strong undergraduate preparation, especially those whose rigorous training in their field is based on a comprehensive educational foundation.
Recent Graduates
Here's where a few recent Dordt pre-med graduates have landed for medical school:
2007 Daniel Heckmann-University of South Dakota
Jayme Van Beek-Des Moines University
2008 Mark Dykstra-University of Alberta
Kim (Deelstra) Walhof-Michigan State University (Grand Rapids campus)
Jessica DeBoer-University of Indiana
Brandon Vander Wel-Loma Linda University
Teresa Maas-University of South Dakota
2009 Melissa Kroll-University of Iowa
Sarah Sikkema-University of Western Ontario
Joy Horstman-Phys. Asst.-Des Moines University
2010 David Christensen--University of Minnesota
Joshua Bowers-Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Michael Olthoff-University of Iowa
Theo Mobach-University of Alberta
Melissa Ver Haar-Phys. Asst.-Rosalind Franklin University (Chicago)
2011 Kiley Boone-University of Iowa
Matt Schippers-Des Moines University
Seth Vande Kamp-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine-A.T. Still University
Heidi Rozenboom-Phys. Asst.-South University (Savannah, GA)
Sarah (Seymour) Lyle-Phys. Asst.-Harding University, Arkansas
2012 Austin Spronk-University of Minnesota-Duluth
Will McClain-University of South Dakota
Joe Lammers-Phys. Asst.-University of Colorado-Boulder
Morgan (Rodenburgh) Meissner-Phys. Asst.-University of South Dakota
Erica Lieuwen-Physical therapy program at University of Alberta
Deborah Jude-Master's graduate program at Loyola University
