What our students love about the sciences at Calvin
Calvin's science departments are small enough to feel intimate, but large enough to provide great opportunities. Our students appreciate:
- Programs and teaching that are Christ-centered.
- Extensive open laboratory hours for students.
- Access to technology; students run their own samples.
- Grant support that recognizes excellence.
- Calvin's science departments are small enough to feel intimate, but large enough to provide great opportunities.
- Courses that are rigorous and have demanding expectations.
- Other high achieving students in their courses.
- Great preparation for the challenges of professional schools.
- Great collegiality between pre-professional health students and faculty.
Profile of our pre-professional healthcare students
| Pre-Medical | Pre-Dental | Pre-PA | Pre-Pharmacy | ||
| Total students | 225 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
| Men | 120 | 12 | 4 | 5 | |
| Women | 105 | 7 | 15 | 5 | |
| Class | FR | 71 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| SO | 56 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| JR | 48 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| SR | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Top Majors | Biology | 91 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Biochemistry | 24 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Chemistry | 10 | ||||
| Psychology/Sociology | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Business | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| English | 6 | ||||
| Spanish | 4 | ||||
| Physical Education | 2 | 1 | |||
| Art/Music/History/CAS | 5 | 1 | |||
| Nursing | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Undecided | 44 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Pre-med student Alex Cortez won a video contest for aspiring doctors.
