当今生物学上一些最伟大的进步正在分子前沿发生。分子生物学和生物技术为开发新的疾病治疗方法和增加作物产量为不断增长的世界人口提供粮食的方法打开了大门。细胞和分子生物学专业的学习使学生为在遗传学，微生物学，免疫学和医学等领域的研究生和专业课程的进一步学习做好准备。特别鼓励有兴趣从事医学，药学，验光，牙科或其他健康科学专业教育的学生考虑这一集中程度，该集中程度旨在满足该地区许多专业课程的广泛入学要求。（有关这些专业课程的更多信息。
B.S. Curriculum. The Department of Biological Sciences offers two majors - a B.S. with a major in Cell and Molecular Biology and a B.S. with a major in Environmental and Organismal Biology - with directed concentrations in each, both majors lead to a Bachelor of Science degree. A minor is not required. No more than four credit hours of research participation (BIOL 451 - BIOL 454) may be counted toward either major. Students who major in any of these concentrations are required to complete all of the general education requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree. <br>While there are several courses that each of the majors and concentrations share, differences in specific prerequisites and requirements do exist. Students should work closely with their academic advisers in order to prepare a course of study.