ACHIEVE YOUR CAREER GOALS WITH STELLAR STUDENT SUPPORT
In the School of Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, we deliver in-demand skills in top-notch facilities, so students are prepared for exciting STEM careers. UW-Stevens Point readies more students for graduate work than nearly any other UW System institution.
In 2025, 71 percent of our majors graduated with honors, 29 percent summa cum laude, with a GPA of 3.90 and above!
Equipped for Success
The $75 million Haeni Chemistry Biology Building is home for all our majors. All teaching and research laboratories are fully equipped with brand new, state-of-the art instrumentation. Students have access to scanning and transmission electron microscopes, protein and DNA electrophoresis, DNA sequencers, an animal care facility, high resolution mass spectrometry as well as MALDI-TOF and ion-trap mass spectrometers. The facility is the best-equipped among its kind among 11 teaching-focused UW System schools.
RECENT STORIES AND NEWS
Explore new programs and innovations by our students and faculty. Stay up to date with news related to the School of Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry.
Training Teachers in Research
UW-Stevens Point hosts teacher workshops in collaboration with UW-Milwaukee through the WInSTEP Program to help preservice and middle and high school science teachers get more students involved in doing classroom-based research with an environmental health focus.
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
UW-Stevens Point School of Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck.
FOCUSED ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM
Undergraduate Degrees
Our students gain the specialized skills that match industry needs. They graduate ready to begin their professional journeys with confidence! If you love science, the School of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry will feel like home to you.
PROGRAMS
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER PATH
Graduate Programs
UW-Stevens Point is making more possible. Many of our graduate programs provide online learning, giving you the flexibility to focus on your goal when the schedule best fits. Explore advanced graduate certificates and degrees built around your lifestyle!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
If you’d like to add yourself to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form. We’ll review your information and add it to the map within a few days. Please note that only your name and (if provided) graduation year, major, degree and current employer info will be added to the map.

Meet Your Faculty
Faculty in the Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry pride themselves on the strength and commitment of their faculty-to-undergraduate education.
Paul Whitaker
- Assistant Dean, School of Biology, Chemistry, and Biochem…
- Professor of Biology
