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—-The Department of Biology has a Facebook page for current students, faculty and alumni.  Check out this new page and join: Southwestern University Biologists.

At its core, Biology involves the study of living organisms and their relationships to their environment.  At Southwestern, we seek to connect students with the intricacies, discoveries and trials of the natural world in a diverse, hands-on and engaged fashion.

Our professors focus on undergraduate learning through dynamic classroom teaching as well as independent and collaborative scholarship in their specialty area.  Small class sizes (the largest lecture class has 32 students) allow for close attention, collaboration, and personalized learning experiences

We focus on teaching students how to think critically through thoughtful assignments and projects, hands-on laboratories, field experiences, and a diverse curriculum.

While we do not offer specific pre-med, pre-dental or pre-veterinary medical majors, we do offer courses required for admission to these programs as well as significant resources to help prepare our students for such pursuits.No matter what path you choose, the career choices awaiting biology graduates are numerous, ranging from entrance into graduate or professional schools (including dental, medical, medical technology, nursing, optometry, pharmacy and veterinary) to opportunities in commercial industry, government, nonprofit organizations, public health and teaching.