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Biology at Calvin

Academics

Explore biology's programs:
 • Majors in biology (B.A. or B.S.), environmental science and biotechnology
• Two minors
• Eight pre-professional programs.

Our biology curriculum is changing. Get your questions answered and see how you may be affected.

Learn science by doing science

Apply for our HHMI-NGRI phage course. Each fall 20-24 first year Calvin students are apply and are accepted into a two-semester research based biology course sequence. Calvin College has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to be one of 36 schools nationwide to participate in a new science education initiative.

 

Research

With 19 full-time faculty members teaching and conducting research, there are countless opportunities to get involved in biology research at Calvin.

Biology microscopeMany biology courses are lab-based, or you could assist a professor during the summer, or apply for a biology job during the year.

Come for a Science Visit Day at Calvin!

BioNews

Biology news from the student's perspective

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