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By offering course work and laboratory experience concerning microorganisms, plants, animals, humans, and the interrelationships among these living things, the Pacific Union College Department of Biology encourages students to consider the study of life an exciting and continuing challenge, whether at the level of molecules, cells, organisms, populations or ecosystems.

Biology is the study of life, and biologists are interested in all aspects of life's structure and function. Through observation and experiment, the biologist seeks to understand the complexity of the living world. Whether preparing for a future in research, education, medicine, dentistry or ecology, a degree in biology can open up many possibilities for students.

Fast Facts

• The B.S. in biology exceeds all requirements for entry into medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.
• PUC biology seniors usually score above the 80th percentile (with some well above the 90th percentile) on the Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT), which is nationally normed.