Faculty of Arts & Science
Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences Programs

The Department offers a major in Biological Sciences for the 40-course Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) degree programs. You can select a General Major in the Sciences and choose Biological Sciences as one of the three streams.
Alternatively, you can declare Biological Sciences as your BSc major for the Combined BSc/BEd or BSc/BMgt programs, or study in a multidisciplinary program such as Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Studies, Biochemistry, Environmental Science and Neuroscience.

Potential graduate students (MSc and PhD) should visit the School of Graduate Studies

Program Planning Guides (PDFs; new window)

University of Lethbridge programs:

• Agricultural Studies Major
• Agricultural Biotechnology Major
• Biology Major
• Biology/Education Major
• Biochemistry Major
• Environmenal Science
• Environmenal Science (Post-Diploma)

Programs at other universities:

• Dentistry (University of Alberta)
• Medicine (University of Alberta)
• Medicine (University of Calgary)
• Veterinary Medicine (University of Saskatchewan)

General academic regulations (PDFs; new window)

• General Liberal Education Requirement (GLER)
• General BSc requirements (see p. 103)
• General BSc/BEd requirements (see p. 248)
• General Biology Major requirements (see p. 124)
• Information on pre-professional transfer programs (see p. 156)
• University of Lethbridge Calendar - Main Index

Other academic information

• Registrar's Office - FAQs
• Speak to an Arts and Science Academic Advisor

FAQs: Questions frequently asked by students about the Biological Sciences Program