• Small class sizes beyond sophomore level (there's a cap of 16 on many classes), with all upper division courses & labs taught by faculty, not graduate students
• Wide diversity of upper division courses, most including laboratory or field components
• Many opportunities for undergraduate research, with University-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium

Departmental laboratory facilities

• Molecular Biology Research Facility
• Automated DNA Sequencing Core
• Cell Culture Facilities
• Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Research Facility
• Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
• Electron Microscopy Laboratory

Field sites for coursework and research

• Jean Noble Parsons Center for the Arts and Sciences
• Kresge Environmental Education Center at Fish Lake
• Loesell Wetland Field Laboratory

Scholarships, Internships, and Student Clubs

• Ten separate undergraduate scholarship funds administered by the Biology Department
• Excellent relationships with local employers/internship providers, including the National Sanitation Foundation and NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• Pre-Med, Pre-Vet, Biology (Tri-Beta), and Microbiology clubs
  

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Graduate - The top ten things about Graduate Studies in Biology:

• Demand for EMU graduates
• Thesis and Non-thesis track options
• Personalized attention through small class sizes
• High level of faculty interaction
• Day and Evening classes
• Flexible programs
• Modern research facilities
  Electron Microscopy Suite
  Automated DNA Sequencing Core
  Molecular Biology Research Facility
  Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Research Facility
  Microinjection Suite
• Field sites for coursework and research
  Kresge Environmental Education Center at Fish Lake
  Loesell Wetland Field Laboratory
  Jean Noble Parsons Center for the Advanced Study of Arts and Sciences
• Meta Hellwig Research Fellowships
• Graduate Teaching Assistantships