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Biology Program Profile

The Biology Department aims to motivate and equip God's people to care for themselves, their neighbors, and the rest of creation by providing them with a foundational knowledge of biology and the skills needed to use that knowledge in their chosen field.

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VISION STATEMENT

The biology department aims to provide an engaging learning environment in which students cultivate skills and habits of mind to prepare them for service in their chosen professions.

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PROGRAM STRENGTHS

  • Rigorous, comprehensive program taught from a Christian perspective
  • High acceptance rates into graduate and professional schools
  • Well-equipped teaching and research spaces for lab courses and individual projects
  • Rich faculty knowledge and experience in multiple areas of biology
  • Many opportunities for undergraduate research during summers and the school year
  • Strong cross-disciplinary connections provide more program options for students
  • Opportunities for students to enhance their learning through work as tutors or lab assistants

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students in the Biology program will:

  1. Articulate their calling to serve God by caring for themselves, each other, and for the creation.
  2. Demonstrate a broad-based knowledge of the biological sciences.
  3. Become competent in the skills needed for biological research.
  4. Develop oral and written skills to communicate in biology.