Science at Connecticut College is experimental, hands-on and high tech. As a science student, you will work closely with accomplished faculty who are experts in their fields and who will guide you as you make connections through interdisciplinary exploration.
As a science student at Conn, you will find a collaborative environment that fosters innovation within first-rate facilities. Learn current techniques and explore your areas of interest in our fully equipped labs. The new science center for the life sciences and computer science opened in 2012.
An integral part of science education at Connecticut College is an emphasis on student-faculty research. You will have many opportunities to conduct research with faculty on existing projects during the academic year and over the summer, or collaborate with a faculty adviser on a research project of your own. Most of our science students engage in research, and in the last seven years, 113 students have co-authored published research papers with science faculty. Many more have presented at professional conferences across the United States or internationally.
Science students are encouraged to take advantage of the College’s funded internship, funded research and study abroad opportunities. Some classes also include trips abroad. Science Leaders is a unique program at Conn designed to increase the number of women and underrepresented students graduating with a degree and research experience in the sciences.
Approximately one in five Connecticut College students major in the sciences, and our graduates excel in medical, graduate and Ph.D. programs and in science and other professional careers. They go on to become research scientists, doctors, professors, veterinarians, clinical researchers, ecologists, dentists, entrepreneurs, nurses, chemists, consultants, teachers, zoologists and engineers.
Faculty
Our professors are top scientific scholars, teachers, mentors and partners in student-faculty research. As a student here, you have many opportunities to work closely with professors who are leading experts in their fields.
Research
Student-faculty research is an integral part of the science programs at Connecticut College. You have opportunities to conduct research with faculty during the academic year and for in-depth research experiences during the summer. You can work with faculty on existing projects or design your own project in collaboration with a faculty adviser. Most of our science students engage in research, and in the last seven years, 113 students have co-authored published research papers with science faculty. Many more have presented at professional conferences across the U.S. and even internationally.
Going abroad
As a science student here, you are encouraged to take advantage of Connecticut College’s funded internship, funded research and study abroad opportunities. Some classes also include trips abroad, and you may have the opportunity to present your research at an international conference.
Science Leaders
Connecticut College offers a unique program designed to increase the number of women and underrepresented students graduating with a degree and research experience in the sciences.
Facilities
Our fully equipped labs offer you the opportunity to learn current techniques and explore your areas of interest. A new science center for the life sciences and computer science was opened in 2012.