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A degree in biology helps facilitate your entry to medical, dental, pharmacological nursing, or veterinary school and leads to successful graduate study in all areas of the biological sciences.
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, WVU biology graduates from year to year are accepted into medical schools at a rate consistently higher than the national average. In 2008, 58 percent of applicants from WVU biology were accepted into medical schools, while only 45 percent of applicants nationwide were accepted into medical schools.
Whether you are interested in discovering new treatments for diseases like cancer and AIDS, studying the fundamental links between the brain and behavior, probing the relationships between genes and development, or understanding the impacts of humans on the environment, the Department of Biology has faculty who can teach you the science and involve you in the excitement of research and discovery.
With a degree in biology, you will be trained for a wide range of careers in the biological sciences, including environmental biology, biotechnology, genetics, and other biologically related technical fields in government and private industry. With a combination of appropriate electives, students with a degree in biology can pursue a career in a wide array of areas including law, journalism, teaching, health care administration, public health, and business.
A biology degree can prepare you to become a science writer for a major newspaper or magazine, a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company, an executive at a non-profit organization that works on environmental issues like the Sierra Club, a consultant or reporter for National Geographic, a public policy analyst for the federal government. If you can dream it, we can help you achieve it.