进化生物学选件允许生物学专业的学生将他们的研究重点放在进化上，并将其反映在他们的成绩单上。由于威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校没有进化生物学专业，这是表明这一快速增长和流行领域专业化的唯一机制。通过采取这种选择，学生将能够通过强调进化生物学的课程来满足其中级/高级生物学要求，从基础进化生物学的必修课程到涵盖广泛的进化生物学主题的更高级的可选课程。他们还将获得有关进化生物学的一学分研讨会课程。
The Evolutionary Biology Named Option allows biology majors to concentrate their studies in evolution and to have this reflected on their transcript. Since there is no evolutionary biology major available at UW–Madison, this is the only mechanism to indicate specialization in this rapidly growing and popular field. In taking this named option, students will be able to fulfill their intermediateadvanced biology requirement with courses that emphasize evolutionary biology, ranging from required courses in fundamental evolutionary biology to more advanced optional courses that cover a wide range of evolutionary biology topics. They will also take a seminar course in evolutionary biology.