Saint Michael's College

What's your science?
At Saint Michael's, you can study Pre-Health, Environmental Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, or Biology Education. You can also create your own selection of biology courses.

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What our courses are like
Whether knee-deep in the streams near Saint Michael’s or in the rainforests of Costa Rica, our diverse courses emphasize hands-on learning. We offer Neurobiology, Tropical Ecology, Animal Behavior, Genetics, Evolution and more. Our faculty also involve students in their active research programs during the academic year and during the summer.

As a biology student at Saint Michael's ...
You can intern with the Vermont State Medical Examiner’s Office or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or many other possible sites. 

You can conduct and present research on aquatic biology, or genetics and evolution, to name just a few subjects.

You can go on to pursue veterinary medicine, dentistry, and other healthcare professional schools, or get an M.S. or Ph.D. in biology as a large number of Saint Michael's graduates have done.

To contact the Department of Biology:

View a complete list of faculty in the Department of Biology.

Valerie Banschbach
Professor of Biology

Donna Bozzone
Professor of Biology

Doug Facey
Professor of Biology / Department Chair