Throughout the curriculum, our faculty emphasize the importance of evolution in biological phenomena, the role of the environment in biological interactions, and ethical behavior in scientific endeavors.
Undergraduate students choose a major in biology, cell and molecular biology, or environmental science to prepare for graduate or professional school, careers, and civic and social involvement. Additionally, students learn through hands-on research and internships. For students interested in post-graduate education, the department offers Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees in Biology.
You'll have the opportunities to engage the world during your studies. In field courses, you'll study the biology of the Appalachian Mountains, California deserts, such as the annual medical immersion trip to Honduras, place your knowledge in action and prepare you to be men and women for and with others.
Our faculty consider research involvement to be one of the key areas in which mentoring relationships are developed and important laboratory skills are honed.
We are excited to announce that in the Fall of 2023 John Carroll University is preparing to launch a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing! The program features a variety of core nursing courses that blend seamlessly with John Carroll’s liberal arts curriculum.
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Each year, students conduct original research alongside researchers in various fields. Through this program, students conduct experiments, collect data, and present their work at John Carroll’s Celebration of Scholarship and, in some cases, at regional or national conferences.
A New Method for Extracting Alkaloid Defenses from Poison Frog Skins.
Amount of 2017 biology majors who completed an internship
Summer research internships are available on a competitive basis through the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.
Ecologically oriented internships and field assistant positions (both paid and volunteer) can be located by searching the ECOLOG Archives.
The University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine holds a yearly Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program for students interested in biomedical research.
Studies in biology play an important role in two interdisciplinary programs, which students can take along with a major at John Carroll: Neuroscience, for biology, chemistry, and psychology majors interested in studying the brain and nervous system.
Our students discovered and analyzed a new method for extracting alkaloid defenses from poison frog skins.
During my freshman orientation in 2010, I was assigned to register for fall classes with Dr. Christopher Sheil. Chris introduced himself as a biology professor on campus who studied the anatomy and evolution of turtles, and I was instantly hooked! I started working in Chris’ lab that fall and also began participating in the new “Herp Group” on campus to discuss papers with Chris, Drs. Carl Anthony, Cari Hickerson, Ralph Saporito, and their students. I quickly realized I loved research and gained experience studying turtle anatomy, salamander behavior, and poison frog ecology while at JCU.
Read the full article at The Herpetologist's League
After graduation, students go on to work as biologists, teachers, dental and nursing assistants, environmental water quality techs and more. Others matriculate in graduate school, medical or veterinary schools.
You’ll have opportunities to engage the world during your studies. In field courses, you’ll study the biology of the Appalachian Mountains, California deserts, Costa Rican cloud forests, and Kansas grasslands.
Transformative experiences, such as the annual medical immersion trip to Honduras, place your knowledge in action and prepare you to be men and women for and with others.
Biology graduates go on to a wide range of careers and professional schools after graduation.
Visit the JCU Career Center page to access resources that help you connect various career options with a biology major.
Members of our Class of 2018 have gone on to positions such as researchers, field assistants, physical therapy aides, medical scribes, and science recruiters. One member of the class was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship/Research award and is currently working in Spain!
Other members of the class are pursuing graduate or professional degrees at institutions such as the Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Penn State College of Medicine, the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, the Ohio State University College of Dentistry, and the University of Michigan.