Why study biology at Benedictine?
  • Reputation. All of the full-time faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences hold the highest degree in their field. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded science education and research grants to the department three times. Benedictine University has an excellent placement record for graduates applying to medical, dental and other graduate and professional schools.
  • Learn by doing. You have the opportunity to participate in research with faculty in the department, or you may want to gain a practicum experience with the doctors at Edward Hospital in Naperville or with other health specialists in the area. Many Biology majors work in our own Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum.
  • Faculty who care. All of the full-time faculty in the department teach their own courses and laboratories and hold study sessions with their students. The faculty are your academic advisors and mentors during the years you are in the department.
  • Success. After graduation, our majors matriculate into medical, dental and other health professional schools, as well as graduate schools such as Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago and Northwestern. We are also very proud of our alumni who have chosen teaching as a career.?