The biology curriculum is further designed to foster the development of critical thinking and scientific perspective. The department maintains an academic environment in which the potential of all biology students can be realized.?

The aim of the biology program at Monmouth University is to provide students with breadth of knowledge in the biological sciences while equipping them with the technology, experience, and problem-solving skills to meet the challenges they will face after graduation. The Department of Biology is housed in the University?s School of Science, Technology, and Engineering. Students may elect to concentrate their major in molecular cell physiology, while students interested in marine or environmental biology can elect to enroll in the B.S. Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy. All biology students take a common first year core of courses with options available starting in the second year.