Academic
UNIQUE FEATURES OF BIOLOGY AT HILLSDALE
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Every biology major works one-on-one with a faculty mentor on a senior research project They design an experiment, collect and analyze data, and disseminate their findings via presentation and/or publication in the scientific literature.
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Opportunities to work in a professor’s lab during
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Opportunities for on-campus and off-campus internships, individual research assistantships, and summer research scholarships
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Seniors can present their research at conferences outside of Hillsdale
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Specialized pre-professional courses such as microbiology, immunology, developmental biology, virology, parasitology, and histology
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A two-semester sequence in gross human anatomy and physiology, where students have hands-on experience with cadaver dissection
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Co-curricular opportunities include Tri-Beta biology honorary, Conservation Club, Sigma Zeta math and sciences honorary, and Pre-Veterinary Club
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Pre-allied health students also can work in a research lab on campus, volunteer at the local hospital, work as EMTs with the local emergency services, volunteer at the fire department, work as CNAs at local nursing homes, and work in the hospital’s medical diagnostics lab.
What College is Meant to Be
the school year Sciences The Natural Sciences | The Humanities | The Social
CORE COMPLEMENTS Non-science majors enroll in BIO 101: Core Principles in Biology as part of the classical liberal arts core. This three-credit, theme-based course covers history, understanding science as a “way of knowing,” and makes connections between man, his environment, society, and the scientific process.