Biology Department Catalog Listing | Course / Exam Schedule

The Biology Department's courses
emphasize both written and oral communication, and all upper-level courses require independent study. Seniors frequently do independent research with the faculty, sometimes producing professional publications. The location of the College, with thousands of acres nearby owned by the College or within the Green Mountain National Forest, provides excellent opportunities for field studies.

The biology department offers a major and a minor in biology, participates in offering a major in the neuroscience and molecular biology/biochemistry programs, and participates in a formal joint major with environmental studies.