Biology is a diverse discipline, ranging from the molecular biology and biochemistry of individual cells to the functioning of organisms and entire ecosystems. The Biology major at Cleveland State University provides education in the fundamentals of all the major areas of modern Biology and training in current laboratory skills, while at the same time allowing students some freedom to tailor an individual plan of study. A BS in Biology will prepare you for a variety of jobs as well as the ability to move on to a variety of MS, PhD and professional programs including but not limited to: MD, DDS, DVM and PA. With a PhD in Biology, your career opportunities include: College or University faculty (with or without a research program), Director of research in government labs, hospitals, research centers, industrial labs, and zoos, Program officers for the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation, Museum Curator, Science writer, Product manager for pharmaceutical and lab supply companies, Medical Communications Specialist, Medical Science Liaison. With a MS in Biology, your career opportunities include: Research associates in university research labs, government research labs, hospitals, research centers, industrial labs and zoos, Science writer, Medical Communications Specialist, Medical Science Liaison, Technical sales and service representatives, High school teachers of biology/science (licensure required). With a BS in Biology, your career opportunities include: Entry-level technicians in university research labs, government research labs, hospitals, research centers, industrial labs and zoos, Museum coordinator, Science writer, Technical sales and service representatives, High school teacher of science (licensure required).
Students are eligible to apply for the accelerated program after they have completed sixty credit hours (at least 30 credit hours at CSU), which is typically at the end of the sophomore year. If application material is judged to be satisfactory, the department will issue a decision letter recommending admission to the 41 B.S./M.S. program, formal admission to graduate status will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of all B.S. requirements. Students in this program, like other non-thesis M.S. students, will not typically be eligible for Graduate Assistantships/Teaching Assistantships.
