Mapping your Biology Major

Explore the Course Catalog and biology program website.

Visit with a career counselor to develop your resume and consider internship locations.

Update your resume, including new classes, internships, research or employment.

Get a final review of your resume from faculty and Career Center staff.

Visit What Can I Do With the Major? Take the Focus 2 Career Assessment to learn about careers.

Talk with biology faculty about summer research possibilities. Summer Research Institute (SRI) proposals are due in February.

Enroll in BIOL 399, get internship experience and college credit. 

Complete a second internship or research experience.

Meet with your academic adviser and biology faculty members to discuss career plans.

Explore Hood’s unique Coastal Studies Semester.

Meet with biology faculty about independent study research and competitive national experiences.

Meet with Career Center staff to begin developing a resume.

Plan to study abroad and attend an information session to learn about scholarships.

Plan your biology capstone with your academic adviser.

Explore clubs such as the Hood Environmental Action Team (HEAT) and the Pre-Health Club.

Investigate federal work-study positions in the biology department to improve your laboratory skills and learn about careers.

Consider becoming a peer tutor for biology courses.

Conduct informational interviews with Hood College alumni working in biological sciences. Faculty members or career counselors can help identify individuals.

Volunteer to help grow food at the Hood-sponsored Frederick Food Security Network.

Pursue a summer research project or a part-time job in biology. Attend the annual Science & Technology Career Fair in Nov. to meet employers.

If invited to do a departmental honors project, meet with faculty to discuss possible research projects.

Attend Community Engagement Fairs in the fall and spring semesters to learn about nonprofit agencies in the sciences and healthcare.

Attend the Biology Department Seminars.

Attend the Spring Internship and Career Fair to meet employers recruiting interns.

Attend Career Center workshops on conducting a job search and meet employers at Career Fairs.

Attend the annual Business Etiquette Dinner held each Feb. 

Check Handshake for events and see employers providing information sessions.

Consult faculty members about professional conferences.

Attend Career Fairs to learn about and obtain an entry-level position.

Participate in Career Center workshops on job interviews and creating a LinkedIn page.

Prepare to take GRE, MCAT and other post-graduate exams.

Attend conferences of professional associations.

Consider Hood’s 4-PLUS master’s degrees in Biomedical Science or Environmental Biology.

Take the biology department exit exam and survey.