Faculty in the biology program offer courses for students with career interests in biology, medicine, and other sciences, and courses for students who are not majoring in science but who wish to study biology as part of a liberal arts education.

Biology majors are encouraged to take full advantage of educational opportunities available outside of the sciences. The college has a number of opportunities that complement a biology major, including an intensive science-focused semester in New York City as part of the Bard-Rockefeller Semester in Science, secondary majors in Global Public Health and Science, Technology, and Society, and a coterminal master's degree program with the Bard Center for Environmental Policy.

Research is a fundamental component of the Bard curriculum. Bard biology students can participate in ongoing faculty research and conduct independent research throughout their years at Bard. Many of our students conduct research in their first and second years through the Immediate Science Research Opportunity Program. The Bard-Rockefeller program gives Bard students the opportunity to conduct summer research in the labs of Rockefeller University's's scientists.

In their final year at Bard, all students complete a senior project, which consists of independent original research. These projects are often the highlight of students' educational experiences at Bard.