Biologists are detectives: Their mission is to figure out what makes organisms thrive or fail. This major places you at the forefront of an essential and rapidly growing field: Many biologists go on to work in medicine, conduct research to cure diseases, and solve public health problems. As a biologist-in-training, you’ll analyze the characteristics and behaviors of all living things using lessons drawn from chemistry, mathematics, and physics. You’ll earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in biology, depending on your area of focus. You’ll begin with a well-rounded assortment of courses in both the laboratory and classroom focusing on evolution, genetics, ecology, bioethics, and physiology. These experiences will teach you scientific research methods and reporting. Our program emphasizes collaboration: The major has an especially low professor-to-student ratio, and many of your classes will have fewer than 20 students.

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