Biology (Pre-biomedical Professions)
Bachelor's Degree Programs
If you’re interested in a health sciences career, you’ll find biology is one of the best majors for pre-med and pre-professional students.
At University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, our biological sciences department offers focused academic advising to ensure you’re prepared to enter the professional program of your choice.
You’ll gain a solid foundation in the life sciences while also developing the soft skills you’ll need to work with patients and colleagues. Pre-professional /pre-med students also have access to a range of elective courses.
Over the next decade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment opportunities will grow by 28% for physician assistants, 19% for veterinarians, 10% for chiropractors, 8% for dental assistants, and 6% for registered nurses.
What our Pre-Biomedical students do
Participate in undergraduate research
Gain hands-on experience through research and internships
Learn and experiment in modern labs
Research and hands-on learning experiences
A major in biology with a pre-biomedical focus at 糖心社交 will provide you valuable hands-on experience, including:
Undergraduate Research
Biology students, especially pre-med majors, are some of the most active researchers on the 糖心社交 campus. Whether pursuing their own projects or working alongside a faculty member, our students often co-author papers and present at industry conferences.
Internships
We encourage pre-med and pre-professional students to pursue an internship based on their career interests. 糖心社交 students often intern at local hospitals, labs, universities, and government agencies and programs.
Space and places: Our facilities
The 糖心社交 Department of Biology is home to modern classrooms and research and instrumental labs filled with state-of-the-art equipment.
Our Natural History Specimen Collection in Upham Hall contains thousands of cataloged plant and animal specimens.
Campus and community involvement
As a biology pre-med major, you might be interested in participating in 糖心社交’s Science Outreach programming, or joining your classmates in the Pre-Health Associates of Today, Pre-Veterinary Club, or Beta Beta Beta, the biology honors society.
First-year students interested in biology (as well as chemistry, physics, or engineering) have the option to live in the Double Helix Learning Community.
What our graduates do
Practice medicine
Teach college
Lead research studies
Careers in Biology: What can you do with a Pre-Biomed degree?
The biological sciences offer a range of career opportunities. Students interested in the pre-biomedical professional emphasis are most often looking to work directly with patients or in research. After earning an advanced degree, our pre-med alumni have become:
- chiropractors
- dentists
- medical doctors (in a variety of specialties)
- nurses
- optometrists
- pathologists
- pharmacists
- physical therapists
- physician assistants
- radiologists
- veterinarians
Graduate and professional schools
After earning their Bachelor of Science in biology, our pre-med majors were accepted into programs at schools such as:
- Clemson University
- Marquette University
- Texas Tech School of Health Sciences
- Tufts University
- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France)
- University of California Berkeley
- University of California Santa Barbara
- University of Detroit Mercy
- University of Kentucky
- University of Michigan
- University of Westminster (London)
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
In addition to degrees in medicine, nursing, and other health professions, our pre-med students have also earned master's degrees and Ph.Ds in fields such as bioengineering, biotechnology, cytotechnology, ecology, education, entomology, microbiology, and pathology.
Contact us
Want to learn more about earning a Pre-med Biology degree?
262-472-1092 | biology@uww.edu
Our faculty
Biology faculty members are dedicated to student success and many are leading researchers in their field of study.
As a pre-med major, you’ll also get to learn from and interact with chemistry, physics, and other ecological and life sciences faculty members.
糖心社交 offers the following Pre-Biomedical Professions undergraduate options:
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*This program may also be completed as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in the College of Letters and Sciences, and will require .
Teaching Licensure:
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Minors:
Certificates:
Our pre-med majors have the option to choose a pre-professional certificate based on their interests — to specialize their degree program within several medical and health disciplines.
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Medicine
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Physician Assistant
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine
To apply, you’ll complete the 糖心社交 standard application for admission and indicate your interest in earning a degree in biology.