Undergraduate Program

Office of Undergraduate Biology

The Office of Undergraduate Biology is staffed with advising professionals who help students plan for and reach their academic and career goals.

a large number of students sit in a lecture hall — Students in Nutrition, Health & Society, NS 1150, taught by David Levitsky. Credit: Allison Usavage

Major

Biological sciences majors are enrolled in either the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences or the College of Arts and Sciences.

Major

Minor

NOTE: The minor in biological sciences is being discontinued effective fall 2021.

Minor

Apply

To major in biological sciences at Cornell, apply to either the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Apply to the major

Undergraduate Biology Research

Biological sciences concentration checklists

The OUB’s biological sciences checklists serve as an advising tool for students to track foundation and concentration requirements. They do not include College of Agriculture and Life Sciences or College of Arts or Sciences college requirements.

The OUB created a “Concentration Summary” document that provides a high-level overview and some specific considerations for each concentration to serve as an additional advising tool.

Students are responsible for understanding all degree requirements, appropriate course sequencing and prerequisites. Students should consult the Courses of Study for the year they matriculated to Cornell.