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First-Year Requirements:

• Two Integrative Biology Courses (BIOL 111, BIOL 112)

Second-Year Requirements:

• Evolution (BIOL 222)
• Science, Culture, and Society (BIOL 340).

If your schedule allows, you can begin taking other upper-level biology courses in your second year. Your final two years will be dedicated exploring a variety of topics in your upper-level biology courses, ranging from molecular biology to forest ecology.

Students who seek to teach Biology in secondary school will complete their content area requirements at the undergraduate level and can choose to complete their licensure requirements at the graduate level. These requirements must be completed prior to being admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

You can also successfully obtain a minor in Biology after completing 24 credit hours in the required courses. 

• Biology - Applications in Scientific Reasoning Minor
• Biology - Applied Learning Minor
• Biology - General Minor
• Biology - Scientific Reasoning Minor

Awards

Biological research is important in preparing students to achieve higher levels of scientific scholarship and to be competitive in future academic or career goals. As such, the Biology program offers academic awards to promote scientific excellence and achievement and provide outstanding students with the opportunity to design and conduct research independently or under the mentorship of faculty members.

Clubs and Organizations:

• BBB - National Biological Honor Society 
  Faculty Advisor: Jamie Lau
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• Student chapter of The Wildlife Society 
  Advisor: Karen Powers
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• Greenhouse & Selu Botanic Club
  Advisor: Stephanie Huckestein
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• Pre-Med Association
  Advisor: Matt Close
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• Pre-Dental Club
  Advisor: Rhett Herman
• Outdoor Programs
• Sustainability

You will be advised on your progress through your major and your careers by a faculty member in your area of interest. We can connect you to internship opportunities that broaden your skills and professional development toward your career. For example, you can be a veterinarian technician in the New River Valley or near your hometown and earn internship credits toward your degree.

Recent graduates from our program work in environmental (e.g., U.S. Fish and Wildlife) and health-related fields (e.g., in the Carilion or Lewis-Gale Hospital System or the Virginia Department of Health), as well as in secondary education in the New River Valley. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median yearly salary is wide ranging for students graduating with a biology degree, from $55K to $100+.

Detailed List of Career Pathways:

• Health care: Physician, veterinarian, dentist, optometrist, medical laboratory scientist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, medical assistant, pharmacist, clinical laboratory technician
• Education and Outreach: K-12 science teacher, university professor, naturalist guide, nature interpreter, science writer
• Technician: Industrial scientist, epidemiologist, bioengineer, microbiologist, environmental or agricultural scientist
• Natural resources: Wildlife biologist, conservation biologist, horticulturist, forester, soil scientist, wetland biologist, park ranger, fisheries biologist, curator

Admission to 澳门老奇人论坛 and completion of prerequisite courses.

Freshman Biology majors must register for BIOL 160 in their first or second semester.

Transfer students, and any other students, who do not take BIOL 160 must take either an additional BIOL 460 or one additional Biology elective at the 300 or 400 level of equal or greater credit hours.

Transfer students with credit for BIOL 105 or equivalent transfer credit may substitute the transferred course for BIOL 111.  Transfer students with credit for BIOL 102 from a Virginia Community College, or an equivalent course from another institution, may substitute that course for a Biology elective.