College of Charleston Department of Biology

College of Charleston Department of Biology Welcome to the Biology Department at the College of Charleston! The department offers a B.S. or B.A. in Biology, B.S. in Marine Biology, and an M.S.

in Marine Biology. The department excels at promoting undergraduate and graduate research and has long had an excellent reputation for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, having received a commendation of excellence from the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education in 1998. About 75 Biology and Marine Biology students participate in undergraduate research each year. Many of these s

tudents are supported by faculty research grants or by College or departmental funds. Undergraduates present their research at local, state and national meetings and many are co-authors with faculty on publications. Moreover, our undergraduates have an excellent record of acceptance into allied health professions and medical school. Biology faculty are involved in an extraordinarily broad range of research, including the developmental biology of muscle cells and conifer pollen tube elongation, sexual selection and the function of bird song, vertebrate morphology and paleontology, host parasite interactions at the cell and molecular level, insect biology and conservation, microbial, vertebrate, invertebrate and plant ecology, coral reef ecology, marine phytoplankton ecology and biogeochemical cycling, marine invertebrate physiology, the neurophysiology of circadian rhythms, physiological ecology of marine turtles, molecular biology and genetics, molluscan population genetics and plant population genetics and conservation. The diversity of these research interests translates into an exciting diversity of information and research opportunities available to College of Charleston students.

01/22/2026
Happy first day of finals! 📚✏️ Stop by RITA for coffee, snacks, and a little boost to power you through! ☕️🍩
12/03/2025

Happy first day of finals! 📚✏️ Stop by RITA for coffee, snacks, and a little boost to power you through! ☕️🍩

11/21/2025
The Community Puzzle Table presents its first completed puzzle! Thank you to everyone who participated, and we can't w...
09/30/2025

The Community Puzzle Table presents its first completed puzzle! Thank you to everyone who participated, and we can't wait to see more!
The Community Puzzle Table sits in front of the Biology Department Offices, so feel free to contribute a piece or more, whether stopping by for business or passing by to class!

We hope everyone enjoyed our summer Ice Cream Social! This was a great opportunity to cool down and meet other summer re...
07/16/2025

We hope everyone enjoyed our summer Ice Cream Social! This was a great opportunity to cool down and meet other summer research students and faculty members. Looking forward to more of these!
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Looking forward to week one next week! Be sure to check your syllabi for exact starting dates as some labs do vary - how...
08/16/2024

Looking forward to week one next week! Be sure to check your syllabi for exact starting dates as some labs do vary - however please note that BIOL Intro labs (101L, 102L, 111L, 112L) and Anatomy labs (221L and 222L) do not start until the second week 👩🏻‍🔬

Congrats to faculty member Dr. Heather Spalding, awarded for her service as secretary to the Phycological Society of Ame...
08/02/2024

Congrats to faculty member Dr. Heather Spalding, awarded for her service as secretary to the Phycological Society of America!

Happy Friday! As you prep for exams, stop by the RITA P.O.D. for free coffee and donut holes! Courtesy of the bio dept 😁
04/26/2024

Happy Friday! As you prep for exams, stop by the RITA P.O.D. for free coffee and donut holes! Courtesy of the bio dept 😁

👀👆 Biology is here and in the future! Want to learn about 3D printing and its applications to physics, bio-mechanics, an...
04/02/2024

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Biology is here and in the future! Want to learn about 3D printing and its applications to physics, bio-mechanics, and so much more?
Comparative Biomechanics (BIOL 356) is coming Fall 2024 to teach you just that!
For information about this course, please contact Dr. Andrew Clark at [email protected]

A couple pics from this past weekend's South Carolina Junior Academy of Science poster event - congrats to all who atten...
03/26/2024

A couple pics from this past weekend's South Carolina Junior Academy of Science poster event - congrats to all who attended, and congrats to poster winners Tina D**g and Jodi Garrett

Here at we celebrate by offering a diverse set of biology courses, including a Herpetology (BIOL 334/L) lab, this sem...
02/14/2024

Here at we celebrate by offering a diverse set of biology courses, including a Herpetology (BIOL 334/L) lab, this semester led by department chair Dr. Eric McElroy and lecture taught by Dr. Allison Welch. This course serves as an introduction into the biology and taxonomy of amphibians and reptiles, using both preserved and live specimens, like those we have here at our Stern gardens turtle pond 🐢🐊🦎🐍🐸

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Rita Hollings Science Center, 58 Coming Street, Ste 245/255
Charleston, SC
29401

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