生物学文学学士学位（BA）是一个灵活的计划，可以为学生提供生命科学研究生课程的准备，或者可以与其他领域（包括法律，道德，历史，社会学，计算机科学和管理）进行整合。BA提供了扎实的生物学基础，但取消了BS课程的某些化学和定量要求。学士学位课程的学生可以更灵活地选择生物学课程或其他学士学位选修课中的课程。学生应注意，与BS课程不同，BA课程不能满足医学院入学要求。
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biology is a flexible program that can prepare students for graduate school in the life sciences or can be integrated with other areas including law, ethics, history, sociology, computer science, and management.<br><br>The B.A. provides a solid foundation in biology, but removes some of the chemistry and quantitative requirements that characterize the B.S. program. Students in the B.A. program have more flexibility to select courses within the biology curriculum or other B.A. electives. Students should note that, unlike the B.S. program, the B.A. program does not fulfill medical school admission requirements.