• USF biology gives you hands-on training that prepares you for careers and graduate programs in field and laboratory biology, biotechnology, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and public health.
  • The program is designed to prepare students for a broad spectrum of careers in the life sciences, including completion of all requirements for admission to professional schools (e.g., medical, dental, pharmacy and veterinary schools) and graduate programs.
  • Students will:
    • demonstrate both in-depth and broad knowledge of the concepts that comprise the biological sciences
    • apply the scientific process, including designing and conducting experiments and testing hypotheses
    • competently perform laboratory, field, and analytical techniques
    • understand and critically review scientific papers and prepare oral and written reports in a standard scientific format
    • demonstrate an awareness of the significance ethics plays in the biological sciences