The degree in Biology is designed to:

• To broadly and effectively?educate students in the theory and practice of science?necessary for success in the health professions, graduate study or employment in biologically-related fields.
• To empower students with the?skills and knowledge of mathematics, chemistry and physics?necessary to form a broad scientific foundation.
• To facilitate an?integrated approach to biological questions?that encompass perspectives of molecular, cellular, organismal and population biology.
• To engage students in the process of original science through a?student-developed, faculty-mentored and experimentally-based undergraduate research project.
• To foster?critical consciousness of the ethical and moral issues?inherent in the field of biology and its technologies.
• To acquaint students with?Catholic teachings on bioethical issues.