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Bachelor of Arts
Staging - Biology
Major

Study Biology by Doing It
Here you do biology: track elephants in Kenya, band birds in Indiana, and analyze viruses in a working lab.
The biology major at Goshen College builds a strong foundation in the scientific method and natural sciences while sharpening your critical thinking, data analysis, and problem-solving skills. Over the past years Biology graduates have a large acceptance rate into graduate programs.
A biology degree from Goshen College is a launchpad: into medical school, veterinary school, conservation work, biotech, and teaching. You get there through hands-on learning that starts early, not in your final semester.

What You’ll Study
You build core scientific skills through coursework in the genetic, cellular, molecular, vertebrate, aquatic, and marine areas, with weekly three-hour labs. Then you choose courses toward your interest: ecology, genetics, microbiology, marine biology, botany, biotechnology, wildlife biology, or pre-professional tracks for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and physical therapy.
As a junior you design, run, and analyze an independent research project that becomes your senior thesis. You can conduct paid, faculty-mentored research through the Maple Scholars Summer Research Program and the Witmer and Miller Endowments, with field study available through the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies. Teacher certification in Life Sciences is available through the education department.
Where You’ll Do the Work
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What It Costs, and the Aid That Helps
Cost should not be a guessing game. Goshen College financial aid packages average almost $26,000 per student, not including work-study or loans, and scholarships make up a large share of that. Many biology students also earn paid research stipends through the Maple Scholars program and the Witmer and Miller Endowments.
To see your own price after aid, run the net price calculator and talk with a real person in the financial aid office.
Common Questions About the Biology Major
Over the past five years, 90-95% of Goshen biology majors have been accepted to graduate school, and Goshen ranks #2 in Indiana for graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees. Graduates work in human medicine, veterinary medicine, conservation biology, biotechnology, marine biology, and science education.
Yes. As a junior you design, run, and analyze your own research project, which becomes your senior thesis. You can earn paid, faculty-mentored research through the Maple Scholars, Witmer, and Miller Endowments, and do field work at Merry Lea, the J.N. Roth Marine Biology Station in the Florida Keys, or in Kenya.
91% of classes at Goshen College have fewer than 30 students, so you work directly with professors, not teaching assistants. You join faculty research, weekly three-hour labs, a biology coffee hour, and a science speaker series, and many students from nearby Indiana counties commute from home while staying part of that community.
Yes. Teacher certification in Life Sciences, or in Life Sciences and Chemistry, is available alongside the Biology major. See the education department’s website for licensure requirements. The path is open to first-generation students, transfer students, and international students through Goshen’s holistic admission review.
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Phil Allman
Professor of Marine Biology
Andy Ammons
Professor of Biology
Hilary Arroyo
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Jessica Baldanzi
Professor of English
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Amanda Borden
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Diana Boussom
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Matthew Cloud
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Andrew Clouse
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Justin DeWeese
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Mark Douglass
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Patrick Farran
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Nata Fontan
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Cristobal Garza Gonzalez
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Colleen Geier
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Philipp Gollner
Professor of US History
Anna Groff
Associate Professor of Communication
Jeanette Harder
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Jason Harrison
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Andrew Hartzler
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Matthew Hill
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Scott Hochstetler
Professor of Music
Michelle Horning
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Luke Kreider
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Joe Kreider
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Jewel Lehman
Professor of Kinesiology
Brooke Lemmon
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Joey Lyon
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Alicia Maldonado-Zahra
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Kathryn Marsh
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Professor of Nursing
Raquel Montanez Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Biology
Jorge Montenegro Martinez
Assistant Professor of Business
Breanna Nickel
Associate Professor of Bible & Religion
Julie Reese
Professor of Psychology
Department ChairPaul Reimer
Professor of Physics
Department ChairJerrell Richer
Professor of Economics
Carl Kreider Chair and Co-Director of Global EngagementBrandon Sanchez Bravo
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
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Amanda Sensenig
Associate Professor of Psychology
Susan Setiawan
Professor of Nursing
Regina Shands Stoltzfus
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Justice
and Conflict StudiesDan Smith
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Department ChairRobina Sommers
Associate Professor of Education
Solomia Soroka
Professor of Music
Steven Thalheimer
Associate Professor of Education
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Assistant Professor of Nursing
Randi Warren
Nursing Simulation Coordinator
Danae Wirth
Assistant Professor of Education
Roz Woll
Associate Professor of Music
Tiffany Wyse-Fisher
Associate Professor of Art
Jewel Yoder
Professor of Nursing
Department ChairKendra Yoder
Professor of Sociology
RJS and Co-Director of Global EngagementEyob Zeleke
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