生物学专业是为对生物学感兴趣的学生设计的。它的主要目的是：为本科生准备在生物学各个领域的研究生；为卫生专业的高级研究准备某些专业的学生（例如医学，兽医学，牙科）；为希望获得医学博士学位的学生提供广泛的生物学知识作为生物学家进行普通科学教育，并为以后选择更专业的专业的学生做准备。
The biology major is designed for students with broad interests in the biological sciences. It is intended primarily to- prepare undergraduates for graduate studies in diverse areas of biology, prepare certain preprofessional students (e.g., medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry) for advanced study in the health professions, provide a broad exposure to biology for students who want a general science education as biologists, and serve as initial preparation for students who later choose a more specialized major.