Quincy University's Biology and Biological Sciences program prepares you for a variety of future careers by focusing on hands-on learning and an individualized approach to education. Each degree includes many lab exercises, field courses, and opportunities to learn professional skills in real-world settings. Quincy's small class sizes and mentoring by faculty members who hold doctoral degrees will enable you to tackle our challenging curriculum and exceed your goals. Whether you're puzzling over a lab experiment, pondering graduate school choices, or seeking a letter of recommendation that shows your individual strengths, Quincy University gives you the advantage you need. Our program offers two four-year undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. A minor in biology is also available. Within the Biology and Biological Sciences program students can follow a number of educational tracks or concentrations:

Quincy's recent Biology graduates have posted a placement rate in medical school that consistently reaches or nears 100 percent. Alumni have also chosen to pursue advanced study to become dentists, veterinarians, optometrists, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, and physical therapists. Graduates of Quincy's education programs are in high demand, with placements in jobs approaching 100 percent, as well. Employment for environmental scientists is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations, continuing a favorable trend that Quincy alums have always experienced. Biology graduates hold such positions as: Environmental Researcher, University of Illinois Internist and Geriatrician, Mayo Clinic * Environment Analyst, New York * Associate, Dept. of Public Health, Albany, NY * Emergency Medicine Resident, St. Paul, MinnesotaResearcher, Harvard Medical School * Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, SIU School of Medicine.