Meet a Science Major: Jai McLean, Microbiology

Meet Jai, a microbiology major and transfer student at Oregon State’s College of Science. Jai shares experiences that include fascinating microbiology labs, working with advisors and faculty, prepping for a rewarding career and much more. Learn more about majoring in microbiology at OSU: https://beav.es/wzY

With a microbiology degree, you’ll be able to pursue a wide variety of future professional and/or academic opportunities. You can choose from a wide variety of future opportunities with a microbiology degree. 95% of Oregon State’s recent graduates have been employed in a microbiology job or accepted to a graduate school or medical, dental and pharmacy school. In fact, our microbiology program includes a pre-med option for those seeking careers as physicians, pharmacists, dentists, physical therapists and other health-related positions.

The College of Science proudly graduates more than 200 students every year, through our undergraduate majors in Microbiology and BioHealth Sciences alone. By the time they make the leap from college to career, our graduates are career-ready and bring impressive hands-on experience to the workforce.

Our microbiology department is one of OSU’s oldest, dating back to 1899. To boot, Oregon State is only university in the state to offer a microbiology bachelor’s degree program – just another distinguishing trait of this valuable major.

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