Prepare for your next step
A degree in biology opens the door to a wide range of options.
Your courses will prepare you for graduate or professional school in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy or physical therapy—or for a career in fields like conservation, zoology and hydrology. Recent LaGrange students have gone on to:
- Physical therapy programs at Emory University and at Brenau University
- Mercer University School of Medicine
- Morehouse School of Medicine
- College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia and at Auburn University
- PhD programs in toxicology at the University of Georgia and at Colorado State University
- MS program in Marine Biology at the University of South Alabama
They’ve also begun working as biology teachers, lab scientists and water resource advocates.
One of the advantages of becoming a biologist is that your career can be combined with other interests, resulting in a number of new and exciting pursuits. A degree in biology is exactly the foundation you’ll need to make a difference in one of these diverse fields:
- Biodiversity monitoring
- Biomedical science
- Forest conservation
- Medical illustration
- Science writing and communication