About the Program
As a biology student at UMFK, you’ll benefit from small classes, supportive faculty, and hands-on learning as you prepare for a rewarding career in the biological sciences. Opportunities include internships, research projects, and experiential field trips to places such as the Violette Camp in the Allagash Wilderness.
You have the option of pairing your degree with a minor in a field outside of biology or with one of our two biology concentrations.
Concentrations
Customize your biology degree to match your career goals with one of these concentrations.
Potential employers include:
- Biotech industry
- State agencies
- Federal agencies
- Public research labs
- Universities or non-profit laboratories
Graduates have careers as:
- Lab technicians
- Forest rangers
- GIS technicians
- Fisheries technicians
- Biological technicians
Career outlook and earning potential
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Potential Occupations
26.101 Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Job Code | Job Title |
---|---|
11-9121.00 | Natural Sciences Managers |
11-9121.01 | Clinical Research Coordinators |
11-9121.02 | Water Resource Specialists |
19-1029.02 | Molecular and Cellular Biologists |
19-1099.00 | Life Scientists, All Other |
Program Requirements
- BIO 100: General Biology I
- BIO 121: General Biology II
- BIO 202: Botany
- BIO 204: Zoology
- BIO 320: Genetics
- BIO 352: Ecology
- BIO 353: General Microbiology
- BIO 353L: General Microbiology Lab
- BIO 366: Introduction to Genomics
- BIO 339: Research Methods & Techniques
- BIO 498: Senior Project
Required Support Courses
- BIO 219: Career Path in the Sciences
- CHY 100: Chemistry I
- CHY 101: Chemistry II
- CHY 310: Organic Chemistry I
- CHY 311: Organic Chemistry II
- GIS 300: GIS Applications I
- HUM 102: First Year Experience
- MAT 255: Calculus I
- MAT 351: Statistics I
- PHY 100: Physics I
Bio Park/Arboretum
Among the facilities students have access to
99%
Students who complete a research project before graduating
Jackson Lab
An example of where our graduates work today
Biology Spotlight
Meet the faculty and students who make this program so successful.