Biology, Botany, Environmental Studies

The biology department at Connecticut College is committed to providing you with a comprehensive undergraduate biology education.

We are proud of our strong faculty research programs in cell and molecular biology, genetics and evolution, marine biology, organismal biology and ecology. They serve as the foundation for diverse and rich student-faculty research opportunities and advanced laboratory and field-based learning. You'll be encouraged to engage in a research project with a faculty mentor before you complete your undergraduate program.

Our majors include:

• Biological sciences, jointly offered by the biology and botany departments. Choose a general program in biology, an ecology concentration, or a cell and molecular concentration
• Botany
• Ethnobotany
• Behavioral neuroscience
• Biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology (BCMB)
• Environmental studies