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Biology
Biology
Join a community of curious students in faculty-led labs and complete hands-on research. Build real skills, ask bigger questions, and learn alongside professors who know you by name. This is a rigorous, personal program built to help you move with confidence toward your future goals, including options like healthcare, research, and graduate study.
Create Your Own Path
Create Your Own Path
Everything you do here will prepare you to go beyond what you thought possible. Explore all of the core aspects like genetics, evolution, and ecology. Strengthen the foundation you'll need in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. As you work through this program, you'll be ready to jump into advanced study by completing research and experiments.
From there, you'll continue to shape your path by picking from a wide variety of electives that match your goals with faculty mentors who support you at every stage.
Learn more about your required courses and elective options below.
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"The professors I’ve had truly inspired me to continue my education to its full potential. I was scared I would burn out early, but the faculty here have made the college experience much more enjoyable and easier than expected. As someone who was nervous about college, I couldn’t imagine attending any other one than Flagler. " - Yanixa “Nini” Chiscull (Biology Major)
Research With Purpose
Research With Purpose
Working on biology means more than just being in a classroom. From day one, you'll be in the lab being challenged and encouraged to ask bigger questions beyond the foundations you'll establish. See your impact with local conservation involvement. Here you'll build the knowledge required to succeed in the field.
"Every single class is different. You could be in a lab looking at lobsters, or you could be going out in the field with Professor Doiron, looking at birds. There's so many field trips and so many actual in-lab projects." - Forest Brewer (Biology & Coastal Environmental Science double major)
Biology News
Biology News
Find out where Francisco Ramirez took the experience he gained in this program.
Read this story from News4Jax to learn more about where your experiences in the lab can take you.
It's okay to not have it all planned out right away!
Podcast: Breaking Eggs - Natural Sciences Department with Dr. Terri Serron
Mentorship That Matters: Meet our Faculty
Meet our Faculty
Find out more about the faculty members who are here to help you every step of the way.
Career Outcomes
Career Outcomes
Where can a Biology degree take you?
Receiving your Biology degree sets you on a path that makes an impact. Your degree can help you work in a wide range of fields including healthcare and genetics labs, government agencies, conservation fields, and environmental advocacy. Alumni have gone on to organizations such as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers, and into roles at museums, aquariums, and zoos where science meets education.
Beyond specific jobs, you will receive the skills you need in research, policy making, data analysis, and problem-solving, which will give you the power to shape your professional future. Whether in a lab, on the water, or influencing environmental policy, you can carry forward the kind of preparation that changes futures.
Can I take this degree to Graduate school?
Yes, you can! Science majors from these programs have gone on to Ph.D. programs in Biology and health professions like medicine, dentistry, and veterinary care. Read Carly’s story to see how undergraduate research and mentorship shaped her path to graduate school.
Students present at national and international conferences, collaborate with faculty mentors, and tell their research stories in ways that stand out to graduate programs. Additionally, our Career Development Center offers graduate school fairs each year. Curiosity here doesn’t stay in the classroom; it opens doors across the world.
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"Flagler has given me the confidence to pursue my career in a way that I didn't think was possible before. [My professors] instilled a confidence in my abilities, my drive, and my ethics that helped me to really find what it is that I wanted to do." - Ava Irwin (Biology & Coastal Environmental Science double major)
Community of Scientists
Community of Scientists
Find your place among students and faculty who are curious, collaborative, and passionate about science. Get involved beyond the classroom through the Science Club and Dive Club, campus events such as Science Week, student research symposiums, and hands-on lab and local service opportunities. Find out how you can connect, learn, and build your community.
Why Flagler?
Why Flagler?
In a location full of history, build your story. You'll join a tight-knit, inclusive academic community where all people and ideas are welcome. Find your place in a uniquely beautiful Atlantic coast setting.
Forge your path in this world. Start here.
An exceptional, affordable education
Tuition at Flagler College is below the national average. You’ll receive an exceptional private education at an affordable cost.
Explore options for available financial aid and scholarships to the right.
