拥有生物学教育学士学位（BIOE）的课程，将常规生物学学士学位所需的课程与必要的附加课程结合在一起，并建议通过中等教育课程获得认证证书。完成此学位的学生将在生物科学方面拥有扎实的基础，除中学教育外，还将能够担任各种技术职务。生物教育学士学位至少包括102个学分。
The curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Biology Education (BIOE) degree couples the coursework required for the regular Biology B.A. degree with additional courses necessary and recommended for certification to teach biology at the secondary level. Students completing this degree will have a strong foundation in the biological sciences and will be capable of working in a range of technical positions in addition to secondary education. With more than 30 tenured and tenure-track faculty members and lecturers, UMBC's Department of Biological Sciences is one of the university's largest academic departments encompassing a wide breadth of research and teaching. Research faculty in the Biological Sciences focus on: Cell Biology Computational Biology Developmental Biology & Immunology Evolutionary Biology Molecular Biology & Genetics Neuroscience Plant Biology The department offers a full complement of baccalaureate and graduate programs leading to B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, which are recognized for their emphasis on research, scientific approach, faculty contact, and extensive laboratory offerings. These programs serve to train a broad spectrum of future biologists and researchers, and to prepare students for graduate and professional schools.