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Abby Jerger. Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Casey Cummins. Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Douglas Esser
\nAbby Jerger was a Biology major who fell in love with mathematics as a way to use quantitative skills to solve biological problems. So, she changed her major to Mathematics and continued with Biology as a minor. She\u2019s planning to apply for jobs in biostatistics or computational biology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casey Cummins is a pre-med student committed to becoming a doctor. He\u2019s setting the foundation to become a physician by pursuing a major in Health Studies and minors in Chemistry and Biology. Pre-med students take a lot of biology classes, he said, and having a Biology minor gives him another \u201clook what I did\u201d representation on his resume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerger and Cummins are among 14 students currently enrolled in the University of Washington Bothell\u2019s Biology minor, which launched in fall 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the most of it all <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like Jerger and Cummins, all of the Biology minor students are go-getters, said Chris Shaeffer, an academic adviser in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics<\/a>. 足彩app哪个是正规的y are leveraging their majors and adding skills that give them more options and opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biology already is a popular major at UW Bothell. 足彩app哪个是正规的 number of Biology degrees awarded has grown from two in 2011 to 133 in 2018. Currently there are more than 240 students majoring in Biology. 足彩app哪个是正规的 minor offers another choice for students in the Biological Sciences Division<\/a>, which already had two minors: Neuroscience and Consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 new Biology minor displays additional skill sets to graduate schools or potential employers, Shaeffer said. \u201cA minor in biology is showing that you know how complex systems work, how to organize that information and communicate it effectively.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 minor is an especially good fit for Chemistry and Biochemistry majors because of the overlap in prerequisites, Shaeffer said. Many students can add the minor with a just quarter or two of additional classes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMinors give students more flexibility with how they\u2019re creating their experience here,\u201c he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 university was able to add the Biology minor without adding courses or faculty, noted Professor Marc Servetnick, chair of the UW Bothell Division of Biological Science. “We have a really robust biology curriculum in place.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond STEM majors, he said, the minor also can be an advantage for students in majors, such as Business or Education, in other schools at UW Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having more to show <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Biology major was the plan when Jerger transferred from Seattle Central College. After shifting her major to Mathematics, she was glad to hear from her adviser, Shaeffer, that Biology would still be prominent on her transcript. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a powerful combination, and in the upcoming data world it\u2019s more and more necessary,\u201d said Jerger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiming to graduate in 2020, Jerger also works two jobs on campus. She\u2019s a student outreach coordinator in Career Services helping clubs with career-related events, and she\u2019s a cardio-kickboxing instructor at the Activities & Recreation Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Cummins transferred from Everett Community College and decided on a pre-med path, he didn\u2019t want to specialize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why Chemistry, Biology and Health Studies \u2014 I get to do a little bit of everything,\u201c he said. \u201cBecause the majors overlap so well I was able to study what I wanted and use it for multiple applications.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expecting to take a lot of biology courses anyway, the minor gave him more guidelines and focus. \u201cIt made me more excited to dive into biology \u2014 more than just as pre-requisite for pre-med,\u201d said Cummins, who plans to graduate in the winter of 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cummins has worked as a teaching assistant in chemistry and is working as a teaching assistant spring quarter in biology. Cummins said he also found the faculty and staff of the various programs worked together to support his aspiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的re\u2019s an interconnected web between the different branches of degrees at this campus, and they do a good job of supporting a student on their individual goals,\u201d Cummins said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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