Degree requirements are purposefully flexible to provide students with numerous career choices in biology, allied health fields, and professional or graduate schools. Major course work combined with studies in the university-wide Tulsa Curriculum give students the background required to excel in writing, reasoning, and achievement capabilities, and to adjust to the complexity of modern society and its component technologies. The department offers master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in addition to bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees. Prospective students in biological science should be aware of the department's many advantages. Furthermore, research opportunities allow undergraduate students to work directly in the laboratory with the professor of their choice.
Weekly seminars feature speakers on diverse topics of biological interest.
Following a comprehensive set of core courses , undergraduate students may choose from a number of elective major courses including advanced genetics, microbiology, immunology, cellular physiology, comparative physiology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, vertebrate embryology, histology, plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant systematics, evolution, invertebrate zoology, parasitology, population ecology, community ecology, and senior research. The strength of this program has resulted in a high acceptance rate of students who apply to graduate or professional schools. In addition, our programs educate students in modern techniques, giving graduates the competitive edge required for positions in genetics laboratories, in vitro fertilization facilities, public health organizations, or scientific equipment companies. Our graduates have entered advanced degree programs in medicine or research at Johns Hopkins University, Washington University, Michigan State University, University of Southern California, Baylor University, University of Colorado, and many other outstanding graduate and professional schools. In addition, our graduates have achieved considerable success in various areas of medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental science, genetic research, and other areas of biological science, both theoretical and applied.