{"id":67,"date":"2015-07-28T16:22:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/study\/?post_type=areas&#038;p=67"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:36:36","slug":"biology","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--yellow umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Majors, Minors &amp; Areas of Study<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\"><strong>Biology<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-open-the-doors-to-exploration\">Open the doors to exploration.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">From investigating the molecular genetics of microbes to observing the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, the biology major at Mary Washington can meet you where your passions lie and pave the way to an exciting career. Our research-intensive program will prepare you to think like a scientist and creatively tackle tomorrow\u2019s challenges in the life sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-biology-degree-requirements\">Biology Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Bachelor of Science in Biology<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The biology major requires 40 credits, including five required courses, a required senior seminar, one course designated research-intensive, and one additional upper-level course with a laboratory component.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Minor in Biology<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The minor in biology requires 22 credits in core and elective biology courses. 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