To provide the tools for a lifetime of learning, the Biology Program is committed to involving students directly and personally in identifying, accessing, and evaluating an ever-expanding information base. This is done through the use of the Internet and through the library database and print resources. It is the Department's policy that its majors have access to the labs not only for the regularly scheduled lab sessions, but also during evening and weekend hours, so that they may pursue and monitor their projects as necessary. The Biology Program is structured in such a way that upperclassmen may choose to select their elective courses with a view to a general biology degree, to establishing concentrations in environmental biology, laboratory techniques, molecular biology, botany, or zoology, or to prepare for admission to professional studies in the medical sciences. Close interaction between students and faculty is encouraged at Fisher.
Class sizes are small and both classes and laboratories are conducted exclusively by the faculty.
Faculty are accessible whenever they are needed, not just during registration and exam periods. The Biology Club provides more informal ways to enjoy the world of living things in association with others in the Department. The club's yearly activities begin in September with a party to introduce freshman biology majors to the Department and to the club. The Biology Club tries to plan an event or activity every two weeks, and committees of biology majors are set up to plan the activities. Necessary Background Students considering a major in biology at Fisher should complete a strong high school background in biology and physics, as well as four years of mathematics, before beginning their study of college biology.