Bachelor of Science in Biology (Honours)

This program is available at the following locations:; Options available:; Administered by the Department of Integrative Biology under the School of Life Sciences.; The undergraduate BS degree in Biology is designed for students seeking an interdisciplinary background in the life sciences. The major couples a comprehensive biological, physical and quantitative sciences core with a variety of electives that can be catered to meet diverse professional goals. Undergraduate research, internship, teaching and study abroad experience are strongly recommended, and credits can be integrated with major requirements. Biology majors receive excellent training for graduate and professional programs.; Corvallis Campus students may choose to complete one transcript-visible option in Ecology, Genetics, Marine Biology and Ecology, Physiology and Behavior, Pre-DentistryBiology, Pre-Education Biology, Pre-MedicineBiology, or Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Students may not declare more than one option in the Biology major. Options in the Biology major require 15 or fewer additional credits beyond the basic Biology major except for the Pre-Medical option which includes 20 or fewer additional credit because of coursework required for the MCAT. Most students can complete the additional option coursework in four years. Option or major coursework can be shared with other programs unless those programs have restrictions on sharing.; Major Code: 509

3.0 GPA High school diploma or IB Diploma with minimum overall score of 26 or IGCSE 5 subjects with a 3.0 average using NCAA scale (9-7/A=4, 5-6/B/C=3, 4/D/E=2, F/G=1, 3-1/U=0). Subjects must include Math, English, Science, 2 electives. SAT: evidence-based reading/writing score of 560ACTE (ACT English) - 21Two English composition courses (Writing 121+) with grades C- or better or one English composition and one Speech Communication course (Communication 111+) with grades C- or better, all from a US university.IGCSE O or A Level English with a grade of C or better (provisional results not accepted)IB Diploma: Language A - Language and Literature (HL) with a minimum score of 5AP English L & C - minimum score of 3