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Office of Admissions 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive Lakeland, FL 33801-5698 flsouthern.edu DISCOVER A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES Do you have an interest in understanding life, down to the molecular level? Are you looking for a solid foundation in the biological or physical Explore the sciences at sciences? Are you fascinated by the world’s aquatic environment? Florida Southern’s rigorous science programs will Florida Southern College. change the way you think about the world around you through distinctive research opportunities, problem solving, specialized training, and engaging lab and fieldwork. PROGRAMS Collaborate with professors and peers along your journey. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR CITRUS AND HORTICULTURAL BIOLOGY (BMB) SCIENCE This major’s interdisciplinary nature builds expertise in FSC is known throughout Florida’s citrus industry for the chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics, and it serves quality of our program — the only one of its kind in the as an excellent springboard for further study and careers in nation. Many of our students become grove managers, the vast fields of health technology and pharmaceuticals. consultants, and researchers in the citrus industry. A significant number also pursue graduate degrees from institutions such as the University of Florida and the BIOLOGY University of California, Berkeley. Our biology students are known for publishing original research, participating in fieldwork internationally, and going on to study at the nation’s top medical, dental, and veterinary ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES schools. Our program is equipped with state-of-the-art Students in the environmental studies program benefit research labs and honored with elite internship opportunities from real-world expertise as they prepare for careers with at internationally recognized facilities such as the Houston governmental agencies and environmental organizations. Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic, New York’s They spend time in the lab and in the field, investigating Brookhaven National Laboratory, the National Institute of issues such as climate change, natural areas management, Health (NIH) in Maryland, and the Bimini Biological Field water and air pollution, soil erosion, and waste Station in the Bahamas. management. Our partnership with Duke University enables eligible students to seamlessly transition into graduate programs in Environmental Management or Forestry. BIOTECHNOLOGY Biotechnology is an ever-growing field with a variety of career opportunities including medicine, agriculture, biofuels, MARINE BIOLOGY and pharmaceuticals. Regardless of their final career goals, What better place to study marine biology than in Florida? students studying biotechnology are excited about improving Our students are in close proximity to top marine research global health and wellness. At Florida Southern, students facilities on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. They benefit from a customized experience where they design also study abroad in places such as Costa Rica, Jamaica, and “ There are so many and implement their own original research project using the Bahamas, and return to our small classes to complete advanced data analysis programs and computer simulations. research alongside passionate faculty. Students also have professors with the opportunity to intern with organizations such as the Duke diverse backgrounds University and Mote Marine Laboratories. CHEMISTRY and interests, from Students in chemistry study with faculty members who herpetology to genetics. It are nationally recognized for their excellence in providing MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES was very interesting to see their engaged learning experiences. Students take courses Through a unique partnership with Lakeland Regional enthusiasm for different aspects of in emerging topics such as forensic chemistry and Health, students learn to analyze patient specimens that nanotechnology. With the support of their professors, they allow care providers to diagnose illnesses. After completing science.” develop research experiments and present their findings at foundational courses, students spend a year at Lakeland — Leyna Stemle ’18, Environmental national conferences. Regional gaining experience in the hematology, microbiology, immunohematology and molecular pathology labs. Studies and Marine Biology major, and 2018 Fulbright Award Recipient 2 | THE SCIENCES AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN FLSOUTHERN.EDU/ACADEMICS | 1 “ Reaching your goals requires success both inside and outside PRE-PROFESSIONAL of the classroom. Our faculty is committed to helping you gain PROGRAMS the experience and enhance the Make a positive and skills you need. We’re with you consequential impact. every step of the way.” — Dr. Nancy Morvillo, Professor of Biology and Pre-Medicine Studies Coordinator PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS ENGINEERS GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES We offer intensive pre-professional training that will TO EARN TWO DEGREES Florida Southern also has established collaborative agreements to n Duke University: Our partnership with Duke prepare you for graduate and professional school. You Florida Southern has established a partnership with provide qualified students preferred admission into the following University’s Nicholas School of the Environment will develop analytical skills that are applicable in virtually Washington University in St. Louis, enabling graduate programs: enables students to receive a bachelor’s and any field, and you’ll go on to pursue careers that are students to obtain bachelor’s and engineering degrees master’s degree in environmental studies through a in high demand through the following pre-professional at an abbreviated rate. Depending on your goals, options n Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine unique 3+2 track program. Over the course of five opportunities: are available to complete the program in five years with (LECOM): Through a partnership with one of the nation’s most years, students complete their core liberal arts and n Pre-Dental n Pre-Optometry a 3+2 track or six years with a 4+2 track. renowned medical colleges, students who are passionate about foundational courses at FSC then transition to Duke’s n Pre-Engineering n Pre-Pharmacy healthcare may be granted early acceptance to pursue the pre- master’s program where they can choose from seven n Pre-Medicine n Pre-Physical Therapy med, pre-pharmacy, and pre-dental tracks. Those who meet all the specialized concentrations that provide an accelerated n Pre-Occupational n Pre-Physician Assistant academic requirements while earning their undergraduate degrees launch into their field. Therapy n Pre-Veterinary Medicine will be guaranteed acceptance into Lake Erie’s graduate programs at its campuses in Pennsylvania and Florida. 2 | THE SCIENCES AT FLORIDA SOUTHSOUTHERNERN FLSOUTHERN.EDU/ACADEMICS | 3 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT Engage in your curriculum. Experience what lies beyond the books. LEARN BY DOING We believe that practice makes perfect, and AA at Florida Southern, we are driven to help students apply what they have learned in the classroom to real-life scenarios. After raising SMALL WORLD INITIATIVE money to send much-needed supplies to the Through our partnership with Yale University’s Irma-ravaged British Virgin Islands, Dr. Kristian Center for Scientific Research, our students Taylor, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, contribute to a unique and sustainable path to brought a group of Rho Rho Rho, the National replenish the antibiotic pipeline by researching Marine Biology Honor Society students to the and identifying soil bacteria that can be used in islands to help plant seeds and saplings along antibiotics. Through the Small World Initiative, the beach of Spanish Town in Virgin Gorda. students like Blake Crosby ’17 are helping Under the direction of Dr. Gabe Langford, to resolve the worldwide health crisis of the Assistant Professor of Biology, biology students rising resistance to antibiotics. Now a graduate have had the opportunity to spend a summer student at the University of Florida’s College at Oklahoma State examining parasites with of Dentistry, Blake credits his undergraduate powerful electron microscopes — another rare research experiences with giving him an opportunity for undergraduates. Whether it’s advantage over other dental school candidates. venturing to the Caribbean for in-depth shark “The experience taught me many techniques analysis or restoring local marsh systems, that I’m able to apply now in my scientific “ I worked with different parasites, you’ll spend your years at Florida Southern studies.” gaining valuable experience that will be known to live in the intestines of integral in your career success. tadpoles, toads, and tree frogs. This CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS n Alpha Gamma Rho, the national agricultural NATIONWIDE PRESENTATIONS social/professional fraternity study exposed me to an area of biology Part of being a scientist is sharing your n American Chemical Society findings with the larger community. Not only that I would never have considered. n American Medical Student Association, a do our students publish their research in chapter of the American Medical Student peer-reviewed journals, but they are also often Association (AMSA) Now, I’m in graduate school studying invited to present at national conferences. n Beta Beta Beta, affiliated with the American Most recently, chemistry students presented parasitology.” Association for the Advancement of Science research at the American Chemical Society n Gamma Sigma Epsilon, the national