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Biology majors at Fort Lewis College practice their skills in the wild. You’ll have access to the state-of-the-art undergraduate study laboratory, but you also can conduct field-based exercises and research on the nearby U.S. Forest Service, BLM, and Colorado Parks & Wildlife lands. You’ll get graduate-school level research and field opportunities, and you can present your findings at conferences and competitions. And by graduation, you’ll be qualified for advanced studies and a range of specialized careers.
- Undergraduate Independent Study Laboratory – Conduct your own independent research in our thousand-square-foot lab. The lab is outfitted with instrumentation necessary for cellular and molecular biology research.
Beyond the Degree
Once you graduate, you are qualified to apply to any related professional or graduate program.
Earning this degree also leads to careers in such fields as:
- Environmental consulting
- Environmental management & restoration
- Forensic science
- Laboratory technology
- Secondary school education
- Veterinary medicine
- Wildlife biology
For any career, this degree establishes your ability to communicate complex information through written, oral, and electronic media. It demonstrates your skills in independent learning and research, managing and analyzing data, and conducting modern field and laboratory techniques. You will be able to apply the tools, methods, and knowledge from the Biology program to any area focused on the biological functions of living beings and systems.
Our graduates are working with these organizations:
- Biosphere Foundation
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife
- Ecosphere Environmental Services
- Myriad Genetics
- Smithsonian Institution
- Southern Ute Indian Nation
- St. Mary’s Hospital
- University of New Mexico Hospital
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
Our graduates have attended these graduate schools:
- Colorado State University
- George Washington School of Medicine
- Michigan State University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Northern Arizona University
- Purdue University
- University of Alabama
- University of Alaska
- University of Arizona
- University of Wyoming
- Yale School of Medicine
“The Fort Lewis College Biology Department allows for an in-depth education through close relationships with professors and a curriculum focused on hands-on experience. These factors, along with small class sizes, allows for opportunities that prepare you in the field or lab for future career endeavors.”