Students who wish to pursue a B.S. in biology may choose from five different concentrations. Tap a heading below to learn more about them.
Biology Concentrations
General Biology
Clinical Biology
Environmental and Organismal Biology
Molecular Biotechnology
The molecular biotechnology concentration is designed for students who want to pursue a research career in molecular biotechnology. The curriculum will prepare students for technical occupations in basic and applied molecular biotechnology research and positions with federal and state governmental agencies and private or commercial enterprises that conduct either basic or applied research in biotechnology.
Secondary Education/Teacher Licensure
The secondary/teacher licensure concentration is designed to prepare students for teacher licensure in secondary education. The student majors in Biology and minors in Education. For more information, please visit the Education Minor webpage.
Admission Requirements
Students who select biology as their major must have completed at least 15 credit hours at UALR, have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or greater on all course work at UALR.
Students who entered UALR conditionally by contract must complete the contract before being eligible for admission to the biology program.
Decisions regarding course equivalency and situations in which students have tested out of courses or transferred credit from other programs will be made by the department chairperson. Transfer students with 30 hours or more in transfer credit may be accepted into the biology degree program with fewer than 15 hours at UALR with the approval of the department chairperson.