Program Overview

College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences offers a variety of programs, including the Biology undergraduate program.

Biology Undergraduate Program

Research Opportunities

The Biology department provides research opportunities for students, including Honors Research.

Honors Research

The Honors program in Biology is designed for students who plan to pursue research after graduation. Most students begin research with a faculty member during their sophomore or junior year, before officially enrolling in Honors research in the fall of their senior year. The Honors program provides a formal research experience that is more challenging and demandingand potentially more rewardingthan ordinary supervised research in biology.

Additional Policies

• To pursue Honors research in Biology, a student must be a Biology major and have a research advisor or co-advisor who is a W&M Biology Department faculty member.
• If there is a co-advisor for the Honors thesis who is not a W&M Biology Department faculty member (i.e., an external co-advisor), the Honors thesis committee will include the W&M Biology Department co-advisor, the external co-advisor, a second W&M Biology Department faculty member, and another external faculty member.
• If a student proposes an external co-advisor who is not a faculty member at W&M, the Biology Department will review the proposal on a case-by-case basis, including a review of the proposed co-advisor's CV.

Departments & Programs

The College of Arts & Sciences offers a range of departments and programs, including:

• Africana Studies
• American Studies
• Anthropology
• Art & Art History
• Biology
• Biochemistry
• Business
• Chemistry
• Center for Geospatial Analysis
• Classical Studies
• Computational & Applied Mathematics & Statistics
• Economics
• Education
• English
• Environment & Sustainability
• Film & Media Studies
• Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
• Geology
• Global Studies
• Government
• Health Sciences
• History
• Integrative Conservation
• International Relations
• Judaic Studies
• Linguistics
• Marine Science
• Mathematics
• Medieval & Renaissance Studies
• Military Science
• Modern Languages
• Music
• Neuroscience
• Philosophy
• Psychological Sciences
• Public Health
• Public Policy
• Religious Studies
• ROTC (Army)
• ROTC (Navy)
• Self-Designed
• Sociology
• Speech
• Theatre & Performance

All Majors and Minors are available in the College of Arts & Sciences.