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B.S. in Biology


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Become a versatile scientist with endless possibilities.

Grove City College offers a biology degree with great exposure to the range of sub-disciplines within the field. As a biology major, you will also be able to specialize in a sub-discipline during your junior and senior years. Coming out of our thorough four-year program with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, you will be prepared to excel in prestigious medical schools and graduate programs or quickly launch into a meaningful career.

Program Highlights
  • 51 major credit hours of rigorous undergraduate coursework in the biological sciences, centered on your choice of one course from each of four sub-discipline groups. For detailed course descriptions, view the College Catalog.
    • Group 1 – Molecular Mechanisms and Physiology
    • Group 2 – Vertebrate Systems
    • Group 3 – Natural History
    • Group 4 – Environmental and Ecological Diversity
  • Freedom with 50 general elective credit hours to double major or minor in another discipline or specialize in one of the biology sub-discipline groups.
  • Experience in chemistry and calculus as part of your major-related requirements.
  • Personal access to highly accomplished teaching faculty who serve as guides and mentors in and out of the classroom and laboratory.
  • Internship opportunities in a wide range of laboratory and clinical environments.
  • Research opportunities with state-of-the-art equipment in areas including cancer biology, human pathogens, immunology, and genetics. 
  • Extensive STEM facilities with glass-walled laboratories that put “science in sight,” as well as open, collaborative spaces for research and study.
  • Biblical view of God as creator and sustainer of life.
  • Vocation-enriching humanities core courses woven into your academic schedule that will cultivate greater empathy, critical thinking, writing, and other communication skills and a well-rounded understanding of the world and your place in it.
  • Mission trip opportunities with student-led Inner-City Outreach teams, many of which involve medical ministry.
  • Major-related student groups on campus including the Pre-Health Society, Christian Medical & Dental Association, American Chemical Society, and Tri-Beta Biology honorary.

Career Outcomes 
  • If you’re like 95% of Grove City College graduates, you’ll be ready to compete for employment with big names like the Mayo Clinic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Eurofins Lancaster Labs, and UPMC or earn admittance into prestigious graduate programs at institutions such as Johns Hopkins, the Cleveland Clinic, and Duke University. Recent B.S. in Biology graduates have obtained positions including medical scribe, ENT, research or lab technician, wildlife technician, and environmental scientist.
  • If you plan to pursue pre-health, you’ll benefit from an allied health/medical school placement rate that is 10% higher than the national average.
  • You will be prepared to score highly on the MCAT, DAT, GRE, or OAT and meet admission requirements for advanced programs offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in areas ranging from cellular and molecular biology to biochemistry, immunology, plant biology, conservation and environmental science, and ecology, among others.
  • Having honed your skills and sense of calling, you will stand out in your field as a well-rounded scientist, critical thinker, and ethical leader with a biblically grounded perspective.