College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Department of Biological Sciences

Welcome

At Lake Superior State University, you’ll get to work closely with your professors, who are dedicated teachers and experts in their field. You’ll get great hands-on experiences in labs. Most of our classes feature laboratory sections in which you’ll work with sophisticated equipment and/or in great field sites.

We have state-of-the art equipment, especially in genetics and physiology. We have a close relationship with the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences which has superb facilities for analytic chemistry and GIS. We also have an animal behavior lab students can use for their research.

The Aquatic Research Lab is only one of a few such facilities across the U.S. Students get a chance to work in the hatchery operation, producing Atlantic salmon for release in the St. Marys River or on any of several other aquatic ecology research projects housed at the Lab.

We offer a wealth of out-of-class experiences. You’ll work with a professor on your own senior thesis research project. You may also work in the department helping set up labs, or on a professor’s research project, or at our Aquatic Research Lab. Or you may work for the Learning Center, helping other students excel in biology classes. Our active student organizations also provide great opportunities for out-of-class experiences directly in your field.

Our location provides unsurpassed field sites. Several types of forests, grassy openings, wetlands, inland lakes and rivers, the St. Marys River and of course all three of the Upper Great Lakes are within an hour’s drive of campus (some just minutes from campus!). Notable fish and wildlife species in these habitats include lake sturgeon, moose, elk, fishers and martins, goshawks and many others, including threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. You will visit these sites often in labs and for other projects. No other university offers access to as many varied field sites as we do.

Websites

• Department maintained website
• Aquatic Research Laboratory

Academic Programs (Degrees/Certificates and Majors)

Baccalaureate

• Biology
  • Pre-Med
  • Pre-Pharmacy
• Secondary Teaching
• Clinical Laboratory Science
• Fish Health
• Fisheries and Wildlife Management

Associates

• Natural Resources Technology