修完生物学专业的学生将能够：展示对所选生物学领域的掌握，展示对生物学领域和方法多样性的理解，展示对生物学与其他领域之间关系的理解，对科学过程的理解，对科学信息进行严格分析，对科学实验进行设计和分析，以书面和口头形式清晰地交流科学信息，对成功过渡到专业领域具有必要的相关技术技能的工作知识学校，研究生课程或科学职业生物科学系为生物学专业和非专业提供课程。对于其专业，该系提供六个不同的方向。选择集中程度可使学生在多个领域之一中具有中等专业化水平。
A student completing a major in the Biological Sciences will be able to: Demonstrate a mastery of content within their chosen field of Biology, Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of fields and approaches within Biology, Demonstrate an appreciation of the relationships among Biology and other fields, Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific process, Critically analyze scientific information, Design and analyze a scientific experiment, Articulately communicate scientific information in both written and oral forms, Demonstrate a working knowledge of the relevant technical skills that are necessary for a successful transition into professional schools, graduate programs, or careers in science The Department of Biological Sciences provides programs for both Biology majors and non-majors. For its majors, the department offers six different concentrations. Selecting a concentration allows students to have a moderate degree of specialization in one of several areas.