Biology - Mercer County Community College

Biology from Mercer County Community College is a Campus Associate Biology degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Biology option of the Liberal Arts and Sciences program primarily prepares graduates for transfer into the junior year of programs such as ecology, conservation, biology, microbiology, pharmacy, forestry, entomology, biotechnology, and preprofessional fields of medicine and dentistry. Biology graduates have transferred to colleges throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Northeast, including Rider University, Temple University, Cornell University, Rutgers University, and The College of New Jersey. Recent graduates have been employed by firms such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and various New Jersey governmental departments. Others have successfully completed medical, dental, chiropractic, pharmaceutical, physical/occupational therapy, physician's assistant, veterinary medicine, and other graduate programs. The biology facilities include a 24-station multimedia computer laboratory as well as specially equipped laboratories for microbiology, genetics/molecular biology, and anatomy/physiology. Students learn a wide variety of investigative techniques, including microscopy, spectrophotometry, and gel electrophoresis. Real-life systems are studied through field trips to sites in the New Jersey Pinelands and elsewhere. A special honors sequence provides eligible students with the opportunity to participate in a research project under the supervision of faculty at nearby Rider University and other institutions. Successful graduates of the program will be able to: demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles, concepts, and terminology of biology; explain the structures and fundamental processes of life at molecular, cellular, and organismal levels; view the living world with greater understanding, insight, and appreciation as it relates to the field of biology and contemporary problems and issues; demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific method of inquiry to gather and use information for the purposes of critical thinking, information analysis, and problem solving; exhibit proficiency in the laboratory and in the field by using standard equipment and measurement and observation techniques that allow one to gather, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data. Most courses may be completed through part-time study in the evening. Course selection and program of study must be approved by an academic advisor. Admission to the Biology option requires a high school diploma or equivalent with at least one year of science (biology, chemistry, or physics) and two years of academic mathematics. Successful completion of the Biology option results in the award of the Associate in Science degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. View more details on Mercer County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Biology courses.