Biology Major and Minor

Students will have access to expanded clinical training and accelerated pathways to careers in healthcare

Alyvia Martinez ’24 spent the Fall 2023 semester at the Duke Marine Lab as one of two visiting student scholarship recipients. 

Albion College students explore career opportunities in the pharma, biotech and medical science industries of Boston on experiential learning field trip.

Prospective Albion College students who have not yet met the criteria for admission may choose to enroll in one of three one-year academic tracks at Jackson College.

Tall slender strands of wild rice rising out of the Nottawa Creek are helping to nourish a partnership between Albion College and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribe in Michigan’s Calhoun County.

Still in her first job out of Albion, Kayla McQuinn ’20, a biology major, knows the fall season is challenging – but has its rewards. “Harvest and fermentation are exciting because this is when we get all new wines to work with,” McQuinn said.

A recent trip to Ecuador by an Albion College delegation of faculty and staff will help broaden the international experience of students by establishing a new partner institution.

Albion College biology professor emeritus Jeffrey Carrier was recently named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Elasmobranch Society, or AES.