This program is only recommended for those who will be pursuing additional professional training. Since many of the professional schools are very selective in their admission procedures, the department at SMWC has a policy of selective admission to this program. Only those juniors we feel have an excellent chance of success in the professional school of their choice are admitted to this major.
Students take courses in the biology major until their junior year.
Faculty members have superior academic credentials and serve as role models for women interested in careers in the sciences. Faculty actually teach the classes and the associated laboratories . This heavy concentration on science courses is a good preview of academic work at professional schools and has proven to be an excellent preparation for students who have gone on to professional training.