Go to Menu Careers and further study Biology graduates are presented with numerous opportunities for meaningful careers. Many find employment immediately after graduation in private industry, in, for example, biomedical and biotechnology firms, pharmaceutical sales, aquaculture, and fishing-related industries. Other students become teachers, or find work with agencies such as the EPA, the Corps of Army Engineers, and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, or with public and private research groups such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Institute of Genomic Research. Students also find that a biology education can be good preparation for entry into the fields of law, journalism, publishing, computer software development, and television. Individuals who wish to teach at the elementary or secondary level may participate in the teacher certification program.
Students take a variety of education courses in addition to their major requirements.
The program is capped by a 15 week full-time classroom experience in the senior year. Graduates are then certified in Massachusetts as novice teachers, completing the first of a two-level teacher certification process that continues in graduate school. Many other states have already adopted a similar program, or are moving towards it. Go to Menu Honors and awards Each year, outstanding biology students are recognized at the University Honors Convocation. Students may also participate in the University Honors Program.