Bachelor of Science in Biology

Biology, the study of life, is a discipline of astonishing variety. It encompasses not only the diversity of living things on the Earth today but also the diversity of levels (from molecules to ecosystems) at which life can be studied.

Biology at a glance

• 300  Acres of College-owned woodlands and wetlands are used for research.
• 70%  of majors attend graduate or professional school.

Internships

Allied health care (Meadville Medical Center), summer REU programs (Research Experience for Undergraduates)

Field Studies

Bousson Environmental Research Reserve, Allegheny National Forest, Geneva Wetlands, Presque Isle and Pymatuning State Parks, and more

Study away opportunities

Students interested in studying away from campus during their junior year often spend a semester at either Duke Marine Laboratory in North Carolina or James Cook University in Australia.

At Allegheny College, we invite our students not to limit themselves — but instead to explore all of their interests.

Every Allegheny student takes courses in each division of knowledge — humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences — declaring both a major and a minor (outside the division of their major) by the end of their sophomore year.

Students combine their interests and expand their concentrations beyond one division, developing the sort of big-picture thinking that is in high demand in today’s global marketplace.

Our Mission

Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares young adults for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world.

Statement of Community

Allegheny students and employees are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and safe residential learning community that will actively confront and challenge racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of harassment and discrimination. We encourage individual growth by promoting a free exchange of ideas in a setting that values diversity, trust, and equality. So that the right of all to participate in a shared learning experience is upheld, Allegheny affirms its commitment to the principles of freedom of speech and inquiry, while at the same time fostering responsibility and accountability in the exercise of these freedoms. This statement does not replace existing personnel policies and codes of conduct.