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