The BS Biology program offers the most comprehensive curriculum that provides students a strong foundation in the rapidly changing fields of the life sciences. The specialized biology courses are beautifully mixed with the Ateneo’s core curriculum... I also loved the quality of mentoring I received from my professors, who continue to guide me as I go through my personal life and research career overseas. In the Department of Biology, you will find a home that you will keep on going back to years after graduation. I am grateful for my Ateneo Biology education.

The B.S. Biology program exceeded my expectations of what an undergraduate honors course would be. The program doesn’t produce mere “walking encyclopedias” but rather critical thinkers who can deduce their conclusions from the concepts taught to them. Each major subject brings its own unique activities and hands-on experiments that train students in laboratory skills. I’m grateful to be part of a program that creates scientists with the ambition to serve in the field of biology and the knowledge to prepare them for it.

What makes the programs of the Department of Biology strong pre-med programs are their wide range of specializations, expert faculty, various exchange programs and shadowing opportunities, and at the heart of it: a close-knit department that treats you like family. The Junior Term Abroad program with the National University of Singapore also paved the way for me to get into Duke-NUS Medical School and a post-graduate medical school in Columbia University. The curriculum gave me a head start on hard-hitting medical concepts that allowed me to take my knowledge... one step further and use it in clinical settings.

In B.S. Life Sciences, you get rigorous training in Biology while being able to specialize in either Management or Communication, taking several subjects under the respective Department, and such a form of program grants a unique level of flexibility to someone like me who’s interested in exploring several fields of study. The course also strikes a healthy balance between breadth and depth, which has helped me approach life and the study of it with a greater appreciation for how multifaceted they both are. I truly believe that the B.S. Life Sciences program is forming us students to be just that: innovative change-makers with a deep regard for all forms of life.