Med PAC helps students throughout their four years as they plan their program and apply to various medical schools. Dr. Keen Compher, associate professor of biology and chair of Med PAC, can be contacted for further information. Interdisciplinary Majors Westminster provides students with the opportunity to integrate disciplines through interdisciplinary programs. These majors are structured alternatives to the conventional majors, allowing students to combine interests in more than one field to expand their career options. The biology department is involved to varying degrees in the following interdisciplinary majors.
Students can also develop their own individualized interdisciplinary majors to fit specific needs.
Environmental Science brings together courses in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics. The program provides the broad background and understanding necessary for effective work on problems of the environment. Neuroscience is made up of courses in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Psychology. The major introduces students to fields in which Biology and Psychology overlap, such as neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and behavioral medicine. The biology department, located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center, moved to the new building in 1985 and has facilities that equal those found in major universities.