Your BA allows you to cultivate a deep knowledge base in biology, and also provides a greater liberal arts background than a bachelor of science degree. Possible careers that benefit from this degree approach include science education, scientific journalism, and legal areas such as environmental and patent law.?

This B.A program prepares students for a career that may involve significant background in the biological sciences (e.g., scientific journalism and certain legal areas environmental and patent law) but does not require the extensive scientific coursework of the BS degree. Students must pass a comprehensive examination given as part of?BIO 490?that assesses the ability to integrate and synthesize basic concepts in biology.