Department of Biology Programs
Russell Sage College
BA in Biology
Apply for a scholarship through our newly awarded NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant.
It will cover 25% of your tuition
What can you do with a degree in Biology?
You can be a Biology Premed Major and prepare for medical school, veterinary school, or physician assistant school.
You can prepare for Graduate School to become a scientist or professor.
You can prepare to be a high school Biology Teacher or a K-6 teacher specializing in Biology.
You can enter the Doctorate in Physical Therapy program or the Masters in Occupational Therapy by taking our accelerated Biology PT/OT major.
Careful planning with your advisor, a Biology faculty member, prepares you for an exciting and successful future!
You will complete a two-semester senior project and present your work at the annual Senior Research Symposium. Maybe you will present your work at a regional or national meeting (our students go to NCUR). Maybe you will publish a paper with your faculty supervisor.
You might qualify to complete an internship in a research laboratory or hospital. These experiences will help you get into graduate and professional programs or get jobs (Check out our alumnae!).
After getting a solid foundation in general biology and genetics or cell biology and you can choose courses ranging from molecular genetics to ecology to physiology. You will also learn to design experiments, interpret and present results, and solve problems.
Minor in Biology
Why not combine a major in Psychology or English with a minor in Biology?
Students majoring in other departments can complete a biology minor as follows:
Biology Minor |
Credit Hours |
| BIO 104-105 Foundations of Biology I & II |
8 |
Select three of the following: |
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| BIO 206 Genetics | 4 |
| BIO 220 Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIO 326 Ecology | 4 |
| One semester of Physiology | 4 |
| One additional course in Biology | 3-4 |
| Total credit hours required for the minor | 23-24 |
Students who have taken BIO 102, 202, 208, 218, or 219 for other majors may count these courses toward the biology minor. |
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