About the Program
As a biology student at UMFK, you’ll benefit from small classes, supportive faculty, and hands-on learning as you prepare for a rewarding career in the biological sciences. Opportunities include internships, research projects, and experiential field trips to places such as the Violette Camp in the Allagash Wilderness.
Potential employers include:
- Biotech industry
- State agencies
- Federal agencies
- Public research labs
- Universities or non-profit laboratories
Graduates have careers as:
- Lab technicians
- Forest rangers
- GIS technicians
- Fisheries technicians
- Biological technicians
Career outlook and earning potential
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Potential Occupations
26.101 Biology/Biological Sciences, General
| Job Code | Job Title |
|---|---|
| 11-9121.00 | Natural Sciences Managers |
| 11-9121.01 | Clinical Research Coordinators |
| 11-9121.02 | Water Resource Specialists |
| 19-1029.02 | Molecular and Cellular Biologists |
| 19-1099.00 | Life Scientists, All Other |
Program Requirements
- BIO 100: General Biology I
- BIO 202: Botany
- BIO 204: Zoology
- BIO 320: Genetics
- BIO 339: Research Methods & Technology
- BIO 352: Ecology
- BIO 353: General Microbiology
- BIO 353L: General Microbiology Lab
- BIO 498: Senior Project
- CHY 100: Chemistry I
- CHY 101: Chemistry II
- CHY 310: Organic Chemistry
- GIS 300: GIS Applications I
- MAT 251: Statistics
Restrictive Electives
Students will select 10 courses from a variety of subject areas: biology, environmental science, forestry, mathematics and physics.
Bio Park/Arboretum
Among the facilities students have access to
99%
Students who complete a research project before graduating
Jackson Lab
An example of where our graduates work today
Biology Spotlight
Meet the faculty and students who make this program so successful.