From field courses to cutting-edge research opportunities, learning goes well beyond the laboratory to apply and further the unifying principles of biology and learn about our world's complex and dynamic living sphere. The Department of Biology offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB).

The department is recognized as providing a quality liberal education that leads to outstanding opportunities in graduate school, industry, education, and the health professions. Students learn the principles of diverse sub-disciplines in biology, develop basic skills in critical thinking, communication, and computer use, and acquire the ability to explore questions by means of laboratory, field and library research.