Life Sciences

If you choose a study path toward a bachelor of elective studies degree in life sciences, you'll take courses in biology and chemistry and pair those with an array of elective courses. You will design your degree based on your interests, even if they are in a program not specifically offered at St. Cloud State. You'll have access to an impressive array of specialized laboratories to supplement your classroom learning. You'll be taught by faculty members who are engaged in current research and who involve undergraduates in that research. You'll prepare for a future in research, education or fieldwork.

Program Requirements Department of Biology Biology Scholarships

Program Highlights

• Smart classrooms, technology-enhanced lecture halls and advanced laboratories in the updated Robert H. Wick Science Building.
• Biology Tutoring Center is open weekdays.
• Research projects include work in immunology, invasive species monitoring and management, aquatic toxicology and animal behavior. 
• Select classes are available online.

Program Distinctions

• A herbarium with a vascular plant collection especially strong in Central Minnesota counties' materials dating to the 1800s.
• Biology faculty active in nationally-recognized research programs such as invasive species, toxicology, food safety, diabetes, ecology, evolution, and systematics (algae, fishes, amphibians).

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