生物学学士学位的目的是为对生物科学具有广泛兴趣并在自己的课程开发中寻求极大灵活性的学生提供服务。该学位在学生中培养了对该学科以及科学研究过程中主要概念的知识和理解。该专业服务的学生是那些有兴趣为从事生物学，生态学，自然保护或自然历史职业，准备参加与健康相关的专业计划（即医师助理，职业治疗师，医生等），证明可在以下领域任教的人：公立学校，或发展各种实验室技能。生物学学士学位需要大量接触生物科学以及数学和物理科学的概念，同时提供大量的选修课。结果是对生物科学的理解以及专攻学生感兴趣领域的灵活性和机会。最多可将
The concentration in Ecology and Conservation Biology (ECB) is for students who seek to understand the fundamental principles of ecology and their applications, with an emphasis on field studies. The ECB concentration prepares students for graduate studies in ecology or applied ecology, and careers in land and resource management (e.g., Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game), environmental studies (e.g., Environmental Protection Agency, US Geological Survey, Department of Environmental Quality), and positions with conservation organizations (e.g., The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Service, World Wildlife Federation). The concentration allows students to select a variety of courses in plant and animal diversity, field biology, and evolution.<br><br>In addition to completing the core requirements, students in the ECB concentration have the opportunity to select from a broad range of ecology, diversity, and evolution courses. The concentration requires taxonomic breadth including at least 6 credits of plant biology and 6 credits of animal biology emphasis courses.