The undergraduate courses in the Department of Biology are designed to provide a basic program for the training and development of prospective biologists, including students interested in careers in fundamental research, biotechnology, and teaching as well as those planning to enter such applied ?elds as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, laboratory technology, conservation, industry, and environmentally related ?elds. The general biology program provides as a part of the liberal arts program the opportunity for students to acquire a broad knowledge of biology and an appreciation of the biological sciences.