Welcome to the Department of Biology at Washburn University.

We offer broad-based degrees in Biology that prepare undergraduates for going to professional schools, including: Medical School, Dental School, Optometry School, Pharmacy School, Veterinary School, and others.

Our graduates also attend graduate schools, where they pursue either master's (M.A. or M.S.) degrees or doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in various subdisciplines of biology, including:
Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Ecology, Evolution, Animal Behavior, Zoology, and many others.
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Department of Biology faculty members are dedicated to providing you with the knowledge and skills to be successful in your future academic or professional pursuits. We have a proven track record in preparing our students to achieve at high levels once they graduate from Washburn. We have a very high acceptance rate for those students applying to medical school.
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So, give Washburn University's Department of Biology serious consideration as you prepare for a career in either biology or a biology-related field!

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Program Mission Statement

The Department of Biology, located in the College of Arts and Sciences, provides a curriculum designed to address the diverse interests of today's student population. The discipline is relevant to myriad economic, political, philosophical and social concerns, particularly those dealing with biotechnology and the environment. The mission of this Department is to support a program that provides a quality education for biology majors, allied health and medical pre-professionals and general education students. The Department must also serve as a resource of biological knowledge for the community. Above all, the program encourages students to be life-long learners and to place their knowledge of biology in a frame of reference enabling them to become productive, active participants in our society. In support of this mission, the Biology Department maintains an ongoing effort to provide a modern well-equipped physical plant and a diverse, articulate, scholarly, up-to-date faculty dedicated to providing the best possible undergraduate education in biology.

JOB POSITION ANNOUNCED!!!

WU Biology is now a Facebook Group

Considering Biology as a Major?

Contact the Biology Department via email at biology@washburn.edu or call 785.670.2079 to learn more about what a degree in Biology can do for you.

If you have already met with a Biology faculty member, but have not yet declared Biology as your major, please declare your major online by logging into MyWashburn and using the Student Tab to find the link.

If you are a major and wish to know who your advisor is, please contact wendy.stafford@washburn.edu or check out the list posted outside the Biology Department office, ST 202