Students must have completed a year of college-level biology and submit an application during sophomore year. Students in the process of completing this prerequisite may be admitted to the Major on a provisional basis. It is the student's responsibility to assure that final acceptance is granted on completion of the introductory biology sequence. Upper-division applicants should realize the difficulties of completing the Major requirements in less than two years. Students in the College of Human Ecology are provisionally admitted to the major during their freshman year.
Full acceptance is contingent upon submission of an application during the sophomore year.
Applications are reviewed by the faculty admissions committee twice a year, once each during the fall and spring semesters. A faculty advisor is assigned on admittance to the Major. The Major is offered to students enrolled in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Human Ecology, and Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Major is administered by a committee of faculty members representing various disciplines in the biological and social sciences and the humanities. Students can get information, specific course requirements, and application procedures for the major from the office located in 275 Clark Hall.