The Bachelor of Science degree is offered for those students aspiring to a professional career in biology, and for those students with particularly strong interests in the discipline.

The Bachelor of Science in Biology is offered for those students aspiring to a professional career in biology, study at the graduate level, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, most health-related careers that require doctoral education, and for those students with particularly strong interests in the discipline. A student pursuing this degree is expected to develop a stronger background in mathematics, chemistry, and related sciences, and to attain a greater understanding of biology than a student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree. These students also will be strongly encouraged to undertake an individual research project with a faculty member during their junior and/or senior year.