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Our global community needs you —whether you are interested in pursuing a career in a biology-related field, or you are preparing for entrance into an advanced medical or scientific training program. Trinity offers a Bachelor of Arts to prepare you.

The biology major opens the door to many opportunities, whether you are interested in research, teaching, environmental science, or health. Health-related opportunities include medicine, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and more.

The global community needs you—whether you are interested in pursuing a career in a biology-related field, or you are preparing for entrance into an advanced training program. Trinity offers a Bachelor of Science in Biology to prepare you for your future.

The biology major opens the door to many opportunities, whether you are interested in research, teaching, environmental science, or health. Health-related opportunities include medicine, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and more.

The Bachelor of Science in Biology major offers three tracks to prepare students for their area of specialization. The below offers examples of what Trinity students can do with a degree that has followed each track. As Trinity offers an education in the Liberal Arts, the below are just some of the many ways Trinity graduates have used their B.S. in Biology to build a life that makes a difference.

After graduation, students who follow the General Biology track:

• Find jobs where they can apply a general Biology background—this can be anything from pharmacology to research or forensic science to nature conservation and more.
• Pursue medical school.
• Enter a graduate school program requiring a general background in biology.

After graduation, students who follow the Environmental and Ecological track:

• Pursue ecological careers in the area of environmental justice, natural resource management, lab and outdoor research, and government policy advisement.
• Enter graduate school to pursue ecological post-graduate studies.

After graduation, students who follow the Allied Health Science track:

• Take post-graduate studies to become physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, or occupational therapists.
• Pursue medical technology work.
• Find work or pursue post-graduate studies in other allied-health science-related fields, like athletic training, emergency medical sciences, health administration, and more.

If you have a calling to learn more about how to develop a Christian perspective on the nature of humans, relationships, and institutions, than a minor in sociology from Trinity may be for you. Here, you will study how Christ’s redemption underlies the possibility of social and personal restoration. This perspective will give you a clearer understanding of engagement in social situations and in response to social issues.

Studying the sciences at Trinity Christian College will expand your understanding of creation and the Creator. And a minor in science will augment a range of careers. Your coursework can cover a range of scientific fields, from biology to chemistry to geology to physics. The science minor is recommended for elementary education majors who need exposure to a broad spectrum of science courses.

When you pursue a philosophy degree at Trinity, you will become an intellectual with vision and wisdom, and part of a scholarly community dedicated to cultivating Christian discernment. Trinity’s faculty focus on serving society and the kingdom of God by developing our students as informed, practiced Christian public intellectuals.

Our graduates are well prepared for professional studies such as law, ministry, or library and information sciences, as well as for graduate study in philosophy or other humanities and arts disciplines.

Our emphasis on a liberal arts foundation means that a major in philosophy is flexible and can be combined with other areas of study. Many of our students pursue a second major, along with their B.A. in philosophy. Whatever your specific area of service, the lifelong habits you acquire by studying and practicing philosophy will make you uniquely well-suited to leadership positions that require vision and wisdom.

The global community needs skilled people with a passion for music in worship. The music department at Trinity will prepare you to be a skilled performer of music, a discriminating listener, and an inspiring leader. If you are called to participate in music ministry at your local church, then this interdisciplinary minor may be for you. Your coursework will emphasize diverse traditions of music in worship from both a theological and musical perspective, with a focus on encouraging and facilitating practical involvement. In addition to your music and theology courses, you will achieve proficiency in either piano or guitar.

Music is a fundamental expression of who we are as humans. The music department at Trinity seeks to teach our students to be skilled performers of music, discriminating listeners, and inspiring leaders and teachers.

Majoring in music may be the right path for you if you wish to pursue a career in music or graduate study outside the realm of education. A music degree will prepare you for a career as a performer, private studio music teacher, music ensemble director, church musician, worship leader, studio musician, arranger, composer, music editor, arts administrator, music librarian, or music journalist, among many other options.

You will intensify your understanding of music through courses in music history, theory, conducting, and through participation in music ensembles. You also have the opportunity to pursue private lessons in voice, piano, and all orchestral instruments. As a Trinity student, you will reap the benefits of learning in Trinity’s Ozinga Chapel, which is equipped with outstanding music resources, including a recital hall, rehearsal space, individual practice rooms, and a music computer lab.

At Trinity, studies of history are shaped by the study of the outlines of what has happened in the past and by bringing you in contact with the sources which inform us about the past. Your professors emphasize skills in reading, writing, thinking, and speaking that are critical to gaining historical understanding, to communicate that understanding to others, and to apply historical understanding to responsible service.

Our history majors continue on to graduate school or into a wide range of careers in business, government, politics, journalism, and non-profit organizations.

Through a degree in communication arts, you will study the foundations of human communication, mass media and society, and the basics of journalism. You will learn communication theory, ethics, and criticism. And you’ll explore persuasive and public speaking.

You’ll do this by studying with passionate, Christian professors, with the entire city of Chicago in your backyard.

When you major in communication arts, you will choose a concentration in:
• Communication studies; or
• Theatre

Our program seeks to integrate the concerns of engaged citizenship and biblical faithfulness. We strive to navigate the biblical tension of being in but not of the world. Conversations in and out of class emphasize ways to be both critical and contributive in public life, in the marketplace, and in the worshipping life of various faith communities. Communication students from our program are thoughtful contributors to society and engaged practitioners for the Kingdom of God.

A B.A. in business from Trinity allows you to explore your multiple talents and passions. As you major in business, you also pursue a minor in another discipline, such as art (including graphic design or digital design) computer science, English, mathematics, psychology, or Spanish. Your minor can come from any academic program that Trinity offers.

The business core courses will provide you with an introduction to accounting, economics, finance, global business, information technology, management, marketing, and strategic management.

Trinity’s business degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the quality standard for business education.

If you would like to focus on one particular area of business, please see our Bachelor of Science Degrees in Accountancy, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, Human Resource Management, and Marketing.