Bachelor's in Biology

Biology is a Bachelor program taught at Spelman College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Spelman College’s Biology B.S. gives students a foundation in biological concepts from molecules to ecosystems. Students study biological organization and interconnections, evolutionary mechanisms across molecular, cellular, organismal, and community levels, and how scientific hypotheses and conclusions are formed. The major includes required courses and biology electives organized by organizational levels and skills emphases.

The biology major is structured around required coursework totaling 42 semester hours, with Bio 110, Bio 115, Bio 120, Bio 125, Bio 285 Sophomore Seminar, and Bio 485 Senior Seminar. Electives add 24 semester hours and must include at least one course from each of four organizational levels and at least one course from each of three skills emphases (Literacy, Experimental, Analytical/technical). The page also references a Biology plan of study in PDF format.

Spelman College describes biology majors as preparing for pathways in health and medicine, research and development, ecology and conservation, and bioinformatics and data science. The page lists roles such as physicians, physician assistants, sports medicine professionals, dentists, public health experts, lab technicians, field biologists, researchers, field ecologists, wildlife biologists, conservation scientists, environmental consultants, bioinformaticians, computational biologists, and data analysts.

Modules

• Bio 110 Biological Communities, Evolution and Biodiversity (4)
• Bio 115 Organismal Form and Function (4)
• Bio 120 Cellular Biology (4)
• Bio 125 Molecular Biology (4)
• Bio 285 Sophomore Seminar (1)
• Bio 485 Senior Seminar (1)

The minimum requirements for admission in Biology at Spelman College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Spelman College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Spelman College as pre-requiste for admission in Biology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.spelman.edu/academics/biology/index.html

• Physicians
• Physician assistants
• Sports medicine professionals
• Dentists
• Public health experts
• Lab technicians
• Field biologists
• Researchers
• Field ecologists
• Wildlife biologists
• Conservation scientists
• Environmental consultants
• Bioinformaticians
• Computational biologists
• Data analysts

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.