The advantages are multiple. Employers, especially in scientific and technological fields, give our students preference and start them at salaries exceeding the national average. So, it s no surprise that respondents to a recent college survey reported that most of our graduates are employed in their chosen fields. Energy flows both ways. When students and faculty immerse themselves in exciting investigations, education is elevated to its purest form as basic research is applied.
Students share their enthusiasm for the experience and classmates look for similar opportunities.
Students in our honors program, which requires a 3.35 GPA, are afforded unique opportunities. Each spring they present the results of their work at an undergraduate symposium. Partnerships in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences aren t limited to traditional campus laboratories. In field facilities on Lake Wheeler Road, professors and students in soil science carry out research relevant to the citizens of North Carolina from projects involving waste water management and water conservation to studies in soil chemistry and hydraulics. Our honors students in microbiology or toxicology are often selected for prestigious internships to study in Atlanta with scientists at the Centers for Disease Control.