Biology - Bachelor [4 Years]
$40,208 /Yr Other full_time

Bachelor Biology

Whether you want to study viruses or ecosystems, you gain extensive hands-on laboratory experience, as well as strong support from and easy access to Assumption science faculty, who make classroom-based concepts meaningful and help develop your technical research skills.?

The state-of-the-art Testa Science Center located on-campus in Worcester, MA provides outstanding laboratory facilities to test the complex and sophisticated scientific theories you learn in the classroom.

Natural sciences graduates have an 85% acceptance rate to medical schools, and an 83% acceptance rate to other types of graduate medical programs (dentistry and veterinary schools, etc.). Assumption has?articulation agreements?with highly competitive graduate programs to offer our students numerous opportunities for guaranteed admission and/or accelerated degrees or intensive scientific study.

Students who pursue a at?Assumption College take 16 courses in the sciences, with numerous options for biology students to choose which courses best suit their interests. Biology majors may also receive academic credit for up to two biology internships. In addition, students receive a strong grounding in the broader liberal arts and are prepared for careers in health care, research, industry, and education and for further study in graduate and professional schools.

Career Opportunities

Graduates with a major or minor in Biology enter an array of fields including medicine, research, teaching and pharmaceutical sales. They also pursue graduate degrees in a number of health professions including medicine, dentistry, podiatry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy and nursing.

Assumption has articulation agreements with a number of graduate programs so that Assumption students who maintain a strong academic standing are able to gain ready access to these programs.

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 80 120 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 53 90 3