Biology (BS)

at University of Louisville

Bachelor of Science degrees are designed so that students get a particularly strong background in their area of interest in biology--biomedical, cell/molecular/developmental, or evolution/ecology--but still have some flexibility to take courses of interest. Compared to the BA degree, the BS degree requires more science, both in biology and in another field (physics or geosciences), a specific calculus course, and one less course in a foreign language.  Each of the tracks in the BS degree also requires courses specific to the field of interest. BS degrees are valuable for students wanting to find employment in a biological field without further formal education, for students planning to attend graduate or professional school, and for students who hope to become teachers.