Prospective Student Information

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You can measure the biology department majors using the METR²IC System

Course content and classroom facilities are modern and diverse.
Professors are on the cutting edge of their disciplines.
Facilities include animal and aquarium rooms, a DNA sequencing facility, walk-in environmental chambers, incubators.
A microscope facility containing confocal, transmission electron, and scanning electron microscopes
The Department houses the largest Herbarium in the state of Florida.
A Botanical Garden on the campus for both teaching and research
A 500-acre Ecological Research Area adjoins the campus.
The Department has vans, trucks and boats for field research.
Access to a large number of terrestrial, marine and freshwater communities in the Tampa Bay area.

Rigorous
Full range of core science classes
Professors dedicated to teaching with published textbooks in areas such ecology, marine biology and microbiology

The Bachelor of Science curricula are stringent
Incoming students are advised to begin their degree requirement coursework in their first semester at the University.

Students can become involved in advancing knowledge through hands-on research experiences.
Majors can earn up to four credit hours in Undergraduate Research

In addition to a set of courses in biology, students must have a thorough preparation in other areas of natural sciences to be competitive for jobs or for further study beyond the baccalaureate.
A modern biology curriculum is built on a foundation of mathematics, chemistry and physics.

The B.S. in Microbiology provides students with the broad range of courses necessary to qualify for certification by the National Registry of Microbiologists, American Society of Microbiology, and employment in microbiology and related fields.