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The Natural Sciences: Botany and Microbiology

O HIO WESLEYAN IS ONE of the few colleges in the nation with a major in microbiology, and The Department of Botany-Microbiology offers programs that prepare you for careers in botany, ecology, environmental biology, and various health fields. The University is home to two nature preserves; a greenhouse; and the Conrades♦Wetherell Science Center, which houses state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment, including one of the few scanning electron microscopes in the United States available to undergraduates.

Majors: Botany, Microbiology, Genetics, Biology

Minors: Biology, Botany/Microbiology

Beyond-the-classroom opportunities: Independent study, directed reading, study abroad. Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium. Women in Science, Sigma Xi (scientific research honorary society), Phi Sigma (biological sciences honorary society). Internships, field research, conference presentations. Publication. Student board.

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