Welcome

The Science Department offers several degrees: a B.A. in biology, a B.A. in chemistry, a B.S. in medical technology and a B.A. in a multidisciplinary major (science track). We also have an affiliation with UMDNJ-SHRP which allows students to obtain a B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science awarded jointly by Caldwell and UMDNJ.

Caldwell College offers exceptional students a chance to enter into several seven year programs where a B.A. in biology is conferred to students after three years of study at Caldwell and one complete year of study in an affiliated graduate school. These affiliations include dental, chiropractic, and podiatric professional schools. These programs are rigorous and require that the student be accepted by both Caldwell and the post-baccalaureate institution before enrolling.

Benefits of Caldwell College’s Science Department

Caldwell’s science department is dedicated to teaching. We have low student to teacher ratios, laboratory sections are taught by dedicated faculty, and the student body is small and close. Research is available to students and expected of all chemistry majors.

Successful graduates have gone onto doctorate programs, professional institutions, masters programs, academic positions, and industrial positions.

Career Opportunities

The bachelors in biology or chemistry prepares students to enter graduate schools in biology and chemistry, or health related professional schools such as medical school, dental school, chiropractic school, podiatric school, and physical therapy programs. Graduates have also entered the pharmaceutical, food, or fine chemicals industry as bench scientists. Other graduates have chosen to teach at the high school level. Our graduated medical technologists work within hospital and private laboratories performing critical diagnostic tests. The multidisciplinary major has been approved by the state of New Jersey to teach science in the middle school.

Seven year programs

The seven year programs allow exceptional students to condense the time required for a professional degree from 8 years to 7 years by allowing these students to substitute their last year at Caldwell for their first year at one of our affiliated institutions. Our seven year programs are highly competitive, require that the student be accepted by both Caldwell and the affiliated institution before entering Caldwell, and to maintain an agreed upon GPA and test scores. These affiliations also help our traditional students to have preferential treatment for regular acceptance. We have affiliations with the following professional schools:

• UMDNJ-Dental School
• NYU-Dental School
• Pennsylvania College of Optometry
• New York Chiropractic School
• New York College of Podiatric Medicine
• New York Medical College-Physical Therapy Program (Doctorate)

Coursework

Upper level biology courses concentrate on the following areas of biology: microbiology, immunology, histology, environmental biology and genetics. Upper level chemistry courses concentrate on the following areas in chemistry:
analytical methodologies, physical chemistry, instrumental analysis, biochemistry, and modern spectroscopy.

The medical technology major takes upper level courses in biology and chemistry that focus on health and analytical methods and spend their senior year within a practicum at an affiliated hospital. Our affiliated medical technology hospitals are:

• Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
• Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ

The multidisciplinary major science track has a threefold concentration of courses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and is approved by the state of New Jersey Department of Education to teaching middle school science.