How will I gain experience?

Opportunities for learning outside the classroom include conducting research at medical facilities, developing public plans for governmental agencies, working in physical rehabilitation facilities, and interning in local laboratories. You may receive 1-6 semester hours for an internship, but it cannot be used as one of your three upper division electives. You can also receive credit for independent research or reading studies. We encourage our students to present the findings of their scientific research at state and national meetings. The department also maintains contact with the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory field station for students interested in natural history studies; one of our biology professors is on the station’s faculty.

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What classes should I take to enter the program?
What will it take to graduate?
Four-Year Plan for Biology
How will I gain experience?
What can I do with a degree in biology from Mount Mercy College?
Who can I talk to?