Biology B.A.

About this Program

• Choose between a B.A. and B.S. degree and customize your curriculum via specialized tracks to focus on coursework and topics that are most interesting to you.
• Take small seminar courses with fewer than 15 students and build close relationships with faculty as you learn about their unique research interests, studying life from molecular, cellular, organism, community and global perspectives.
• Learn by doing as you complete independent research and/or pursue internships.
• Be part of the more than 60% of undergraduate students in the Department of Biology who engage in research or internships, as all students are encouraged to participate, whether or not they have prior experience.
• Showcase your research and hone your presentation and public speaking skills by presenting at the Department of Biology’s annual Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Get advice for success through the Department of Biology’s peer mentoring program, then serve as a mentor yourself during your junior or senior year.
• Participate in social activities that will also give you an academic boost, including honor societies like TriBeta and Nu Rho Psi, and more focused student organizations like the Biotechnology Society and Rebecca Lee Pre-Health Society.

Why study biology, biochemistry, or biotechnology at Syracuse?

Professors in our department provide a supportive and rigorous environment for undergraduate students. By studying biology, biochemistry, or biotechnology at Syracuse you will:

• Choose from multiple degree options (below), including B.S. and B.A. degree options, and customize your curriculum to focus on coursework and topics that are most interesting to you.
• Take small seminar courses and build close relationships with faculty as you learn about their unique research interests; our faculty are interested in the study of life from molecular, cellular, organismal, community and global perspectives.
• Learn by doing as you complete independent research and/or pursue internships; more than 60% of our majors engage in research or internships (during the academic year and/or summer) and all students are encouraged to participate, whether or not they have prior experience.
• Benefit from competitive paid internships for summer research in the department.
• Showcase your work by presenting at the annual undergraduate research conference.
• Work collaboratively with talented peers in small lab classes and seminars.
• Get advice for success in our Peer Mentoring Program, and then pass that on as a junior or senior mentor.
• Participate in social activities that will also give you an academic boost; consider honor societies like TriBeta and Nu Rho Psi, and more focused student organizations like the Biotechnology Society and Rebecca Lee Pre-Health Society.