Life. Science. Perspective.

Environmental Science

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

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Christian Commitment
All of NGU’s faculty are professing Christians dedicated to a faith-filled perspective. It’s how you remain focused on God’s glory as you learn to steward his creation.
14 Students
Average Class Size
Collaborate with your peers. Network with your professors. Connect to countless resources and career opportunities. All thanks to NGU’s smaller class sizes.
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Minutes from Adventure
The Blue Ridge Mountains. Pisgah National Forest. Caesars Head State Park. And more. God’s creation is our backyard.

God’s Creation = Your Vocation

You want to steward the natural world God has gifted to us. You care about the well-being of your community. You desire to elevate public health through servant leadership. And you want to accomplish all of this through proven scientific methods. Prepare for a career rooted in environmental science.

Research, analyze, advise, and respond to the most pressing challenges of our time. From agriculture and healthcare to manufacturing and transportation, help industry leaders continue to meet the world’s needs while preserving its natural beauty. All through a biology (B.S.) degree with an environmental science concentration.

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, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Robert K. Knepp, D.C.
Associate Professor of Biology
Gwendolen M. Watson, M.A.
Biology Lab Instructor
Jan M. Foster, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Allison Bridges, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Christina K. Eddy, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Randall Moss, Ed.D.
Instructor of Biology
Debo Nathaniel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology

Study Biology in a Useful Sequence

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  • Biology 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

    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

    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

    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.