These students are taught and advised by 50 Division of Biology faculty. I n recent years about 120 biological sciences majors have received bachelor s degrees annually. The great majority of those who go directly from a bachelor s degree into the job market find positions in an area requiring scientific expertise. D ivision of Biology undergraduates fare exceedingly well in national scholarship competition.
W e have excellent graduation rates.
Among the 50 Division of Biology faculty members are found specialists in all areas of biology, from microbes to mammals and from molecules to ecosystems. The faculty obtain over six million dollars each year in competitive grants to maintain those research programs. T eaching and research activities of the Division of Biology generate part time jobs for about 100 undergraduate students. T he university and the National Science Foundation provided major funding for the restructuring of our introductory Principles of Biology course into a studio format . A studio section contains a maximum 80 students under the direction of 2 faculty and 2 teaching aides.