These activities continually increase the opportunites for undergraduates as well as for students in our graduate and professional programs. Outstanding faculty and facilities draw students from across the country and around the world. To enhance student enrollment opportunities, the University offers a full range of financial assistance through scholarships, grants and loans. Degree programs offered in the biological sciences within the Department of Biology and Biochemistry include the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts in both Biology and Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences. Options within either program permit the undergraduate student to study broadly within the discipline or to focus within an area of specialty ranging from biochemistry and biophysics to cellular, molecular, and developmental biology to ecology and evolution.
All programs require extensive additional study in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
Undergraduate research opportunities are available with our faculty and such participation is strongly encouraged. Students may carry out laboratory work on a volunteer basis or may apply for a stipended position, a number of which are available to qualified students on a competitive basis. A baccalaureate in the life sciences earned at the University of Houston - University Park involves much more than scientific training and prepares the graduate for more than a career in science. The University's Core Curriculum allows students to develop knowledge about their own cultural heritage or that of others, sample the so cial sciences, and broaden their knowledge of history and political science. The Natural Sciences and Mathematics capstone experience is accomplished through the completion of a minor, completion of certain junior and senior level courses, or by carrying out undergraduate research.