2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Oct 12, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Biology Major (B.A.)


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Professors Anderson, Carreno, Downing, Hamill, Wolverton

Associate Professors Hankison, Markwardt, Panhuis, Reichard

Assistant Professors Gangloff, Horn, Suria

Continuing Part-time Professor Tuhela-Reuning

Adjunct Professors Roberts, Waterhouse, Watkins-Colwell

 

Learning Objectives

 

Students will:

Demonstrate a general understanding of the levels of biological organization from the molecular to systems level.

Develop a strong factual foundation and a deeper understanding in a range of subjects in the biological sciences through advanced coursework.

Apply the scientific method including making careful observations, asking questions, generating hypotheses, designing and conducting sound, well-controlled experiments, and analyzing and interpreting results, including the use of appropriate statistics.

Demonstrate the ability to find, read, and critically evaluate scientific information including primary literature.

Communicate topics in the biological sciences effectively.

Major Requirements


Core requirements:

Notes


Students must choose one Biology major, or one Biology minor, and can not combine them.

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