Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Program Description

​The Department of Biological Sciences provides courses for both biology majors and non-majors. For its majors, the department offers seven different concentrations. These concentrations provide a core program consisting of five lecture/laboratory courses.

Beyond the core program, the concentrations allow the students to have a moderate degree of specialization in any one of several areas. It also provides a number of opportunities for learning outside the classroom, including a program of seminars, internships and opportunities for research with, or under the direction of, a member of the faculty.​

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Distinguish among the diversity of fields and approaches within Biology.
• Describe the relationships among Biology and other scientific and social disciplines.
• Describe how the scientific process is used to identify and resolve testable questions.
• Critically analyze scientific information and design, and analyze the results of, an experiment.
• Effectively communicate scientific information in both written and oral forms.