The Biology Department at Central Connecticut State University offers a variety of opportunities and experiences that cut across the broad field of biology. 

• Undergraduate research opportunities with faculty in the areas of neurobiology; medical anatomy and physiology; plant biology; terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic ecology; physiological ecology; microbial ecology; animal behavior; entomology; invertebrate biology; marine biology; systematics; herpetology; ornithology; and computational biology.
• Undergraduate Programs in pre-health and general biology; ecology, biodiversity, and evolution; secondary biology teaching; environmental science, and Secondary Biology teacher preparation programs
• Graduate Programs in anesthesia; health sciences; general biology; and ecology and environmental sciences.
• Integration of teaching and research with access to state of the art equipment and  extensive research facilities including academic and research laboratories, specimen collections (plant and animal), a greenhouse, a Boston Whaler boat, an animal facility, growth chambers, and walk-in refrigerators and freezer.
• International courses in England/Ireland, Australia, Peru, and Panama.
• Study Abroad Opportunities for Biology Majors
  
• Internships with Connecticut State agencies, health care professionals, veterinarians, nature centers, zoos, and private industry.
• Wide variety of courses with field experiences.
• Outreach programs with local schools and science organizations.
• Seminar program that brings in many well-known speakers from around the country.
• Center for Education and Research at Outer Island (CEROI), a cooperative program between the Connecticut State University System and the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.

Attention Students Interested in Health Careers You can be any major at the University and be Pre-Med, Pre-Vet, or Pre-Dental.  For example, the UConn Medical School requires students to have taken courses in General Biology or Zoology, General Physics, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and English. (http://medicine.uchc.edu/prospective/firstyear/index.html)  See the University Pre-Health Advisor, Dr. Peter Osei, for more information. 

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Through the academic and extracurricular opportunities which the department offers, students are prepared to understand and participate in a wide variety of biological specializations. Students in the graduate programs are expected to expand their understanding of biological concepts, to become familiar with recent developments in biology, and to become familiar with library, computer, and laboratory resources for biological research.

Departmental Office:
Room 332 Copernicus Hall
Phone: 860 832 2645
FAX: 860 832 2594