Life. Science. Perspective.

Biology

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Study the life sciences at NGU. You won’t have to check your faith at the door.

90%
Med School Acceptance Rate
Of the NGU biology majors who apply to med school, 90% are accepted, historically
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Health Professional Partners
NGU partners with the Sherman College of Chiropractic, Mary Black School of Nursing at USC Upstate, and Gregory School of Pharmacy at PBA
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Concentrations
Animal and Environmental; Biology; Chiropractic (with Sherman College of Chiropractic); Pre-Professional; Nursing (with Mary Black School of Nursing); Pharmacy Dual Degree (with Palm Beach Atlantic University)

Rise from Strong Roots

Prepare to enter one of the many professions rooted in biology. Medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, of course. But also, lab scientist, genetic counselor, nutritionist, or technical writer.

Personal, environmental, and community health all begin with biology. When you earn a Bachelor of Science in biology from North Greenville University, you don’t have to check your faith at the door.

Select from the following concentrations to further enhance your area of interest:

  • Animal and Environmental: Concentration
  • Biology: Concentration
  • Pre-Professional: Concentration
    • Pre-Dentistry
    • Pre-Medical Physician
    • Pre-Occupational Therapy
    • Pre-Physical Therapy
    • Pre-Physician Assistant
    • Pre-Veterinarian

Experience Learning in Labs & Internships

Labs for Every Level of Experience

So, you want to major in biology, but you feel all thumbs in the lab? We love moving you quickly yet comfortably from beginning steps through lab mastery. Then it’s on to metabolism, immunology, and environmental interactions.

Ready, Set, Demonstrate

Research, writing, presentations—that’s your professional life in biology-based careers. We’ll show you how, through a sequence of seminars that lead into your senior project, a written and oral demonstration of your scientific know-how. Then you’re ready for work, professional training, or graduate research.

Environmental Internships

Explore your career path through an internship. Our environmental science students have interned with organizations including Greenville Zoo; Roper Mountain Science Center; and local, state, or federal agencies, private or public, that manage environmental quality.

Clinical Shadowing

Be a stronger candidate for a health care graduate school (med school, anyone?) and earn course credit for your clinical shadowing experience. We’ll connect you with some great options.

Biology Beside Experienced & Faithful Scientists

Jeffrey French, PhD
Associate Dean, School of Science and Math | Chair, Biology Department
Allison Bridges, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology
Georges Chreifi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology
Christina K. Eddy, PhD
Professor, Biology
Jan M. Foster, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
Robert K. Knepp, DC
Associate Professor, Biology
Randall Moss, EdD
Assistant Professor, Biology
Debo Nathaniel, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
Nathan Reed, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology

Study Biology in a Useful Sequence

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  • Biology Year 1

    Year 1 Example Courses

    • Composition & Rhetoric
    • College Algebra
    • Principles of Biology
    • General Chemistry I & II
    • First Year Experience
    • Composition & Literature
    • Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry
    • Old Testament Survey
    • Comparative Biology

  • Biology Year 2

    Year 2 Example Courses

    • Psychology or Sociology for Biology Majors
    • Introduction to Information Technology
    • Oral Communication
    • Organic Chemistry I and II
    • Anatomy and Physiology
    • Sophomore Seminar
    • Physical Education
    • Plant Science
    • New Testament Survey

  • Biology Year 3

    Year 3 Example Courses

    • Junior Seminar
    • Physics I and II
    • Cell Biology
    • Biochemistry
    • Probability and Statistics
    • Genetics
    • Ecology
    • Biology elective
    • Research Project or Teaching Assistant

  • Biology Year 4

    Year 4 Example Courses

    • Embryology
    • Senior Seminar
    • Intelligent Design
    • Earth Science
    • Fine Arts Appreciation
    • History course
    • Research Project or Teaching Assistant
    • Biology electives
    • Literature course

Elevate Your Perspective

You’ll also take Chapel every semester, and Cultural Events for the first four semesters. You earn credit through attendance, and each course counts as half a credit. This is the NGU difference, how you find your peak performance and elevate your perspective, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

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