BIOLOGY
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The Dordt Difference • Do you want to explore the biological world, not just learn facts about it? • Are you looking for an education that gives you a competitive advantage in your career or in your medical or postgraduate training? • Are you looking for small classes and a friendly environment, where you get to know your classmates and work alongside your professors? • Do you want to be involved in original research, even as a first-year student? • Do you want to explore what it means to be a Christian in science? Then you’ll feel at home in Dordt’s biology department. At Dordt you can be involved in original research. We’ll teach you how to ask good, testable questions and help you develop your skills as a scientist, including presenting your work both on campus and at scientific conferences. Our program has two degree tracks and two minors for you to choose from, depending on your interests. Most of our students work as lab instructors or tutors. This hands-on experience allows you to work closely with a professor and peers, reinforcing what you’re learning in your classes. “Like” us on Facebook, where we post interesting stories and department news.
FACILITIES Dordt has exceptional science facilities for an institution of its size: several teaching, research, and project labs; facilities for maintaining and studying animals, microbes, and plants; and specialized equipment in fluorescence microscopy, cell culture, genetic analysis, and recombinant DNA technology. There is also a restored prairie on campus. We are also beginning a renovation of our science building, which includes the construction of new biology and chemistry labs, including a cadaver lab.