2022 Biology Brochure

BIOLOGY Program

Centenary students STAND OUT

You won’t be just a number at Centenary. Professors are accessible through small class sizes in lectures and labs, including 100-level courses. They serve as student advisors, even for first-year students, and mentor undergraduate research during the academic year and in the summer. And they mentor undergraduate research during the academic year and in the summer. So, when it’s time for them to write recommendations for graduate or professional school, Centenary professors really know their students!

Dr. Scott E. Chirhart

Premedical Advisor, Department Chair 318.869.5209 • schirhar@centenary.edu

Dr. Rebecca L. Murphy

Associate Professor of Biology 318.869.5212 • rmurphy2@centenary.edu

Dr. Jarret K. Richardson

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience 318.869.5545 • jrichardson@centenary.edu

Dr. Bethany K. Hansen

Assistant Professor of Biology 318.869.5231 • bhansen@centenary.edu

Dr. Anna Leal

Assistant Professor of Biology and Kinesiology 318.869.5105 • aleal@centenary.eduw

Medical School acceptance rate over the past 5 years

100 %

94 % 100 % 82 %

of tenure-track faculty hold the highest degree in their fields

of Centenary students have participated in an international experience

Dental School acceptance rate over the past 5 years 100 %

of first-year Centenary students receive merit aid

Daniel Hernandez ’22 IRVING, TEXAS

Attending medical school at UT Galveston

“Centenary faculty provide students with abundant resources and personal mentorship, which is one of the main reasons I chose Centenary. Helping students surpass their goals while continuously challenging them to grow into exceptional individuals is what makes the Centenary biology program distinctive.”

Centenary offers B.S. degrees in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, and neuroscience along with a B.A. degree in biology. Students have the opportunity to participate in research with Centenary faculty as well as at Louisiana’s second largest health care complex, LSU Health Shreveport, and other nationally-funded summer programs.

GRACE DODD ’20 SHREVEPORT, LA

Physican’s Assistant student at LSU Health Shreveport

“Centenary’s biology department provided me with a solid academic foundation for becoming a respiratory therapy student and now currently as a PA student. Centenary is especially unique in providing several types of quality pre-health programs that adequately prepare you for success in any area of medicine. Centenary’s advisors are accessible and determined to help you reach your academic and professional goals.”