Choose your area of study with NAU’s Department of Biological Sciences
In all of our cutting-edge scientific programs, you’ll engage in research and work with high-caliber faculty members in the field, laboratories, and interactive classrooms. Our degree programs prepare you for a range of career paths in biological and biomedical sciences.
A biological sciences degree from NAU prepares you for a successful career with:
- medical corporations
- biological testing laboratories
- pharmaceutical companies
- state or federal government agencies
By the numbers
2,500
undergraduate students
41
master’s degree students
69
PhD students
Degree programs
Undergraduate degree programs
- Biology, Bachelor of Science
- Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Science
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Bachelor of Science
- Exercise Science, Bachelor of Science
- Microbiology, Bachelor of Science
- Secondary Education – Biology, Bachelor of Science in Education
- Biology, Minor
- Biotechnology, Undergraduate Certificate
- Wildlife Ecology and Management, Undergraduate Certificate