Nicole Fernades Awarded the Academic Achievement Award in the Biological Sciences

PHILADELPHIA, PA (06/20/2011)(readMedia)-- Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D, president of Chestnut Hill College, awarded senior Nicole Fernades, a molecular biology major from Pennsville, NJ with the Academic Achievement Award in the Biological Sciences at Honors Convocation held on campus in May.

The Academic Achievement in the Biological Sciences Award was established in the memory of Paul Francis Kulkosky and created to significantly deter costs students incur for preparatory courses that help students to perform well on professional school admissions examinations. Courses like the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test) Preparation course are very expensive and their costs are often out of reach for students who need them to excel on their examinations.

Students are eligible to receive the award if they major in any biology-related field with an overall G.P.A. of 3.4 or higher, and take a preparation course for entry into a health-related professional field.

About Chestnut Hill College

Chestnut Hill College, a four-year coed Catholic college in the Ignatian tradition, offers a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master's and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master's universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since its inception, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life's challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.