Advising and Degree Requirements

All School of Biological Sciences students are required to be advised by their assigned Major advisor prior to enrolling for each semester.  The school also encourages students to expand their network of mentors and balance multiple sources of advice from faculty member and field experts, so that they can position themselves to make highly informed choices while at OU, and develop valuable relationships that can help build their future educational and career goals.

Students may schedule individual 30-minute appointments with their Major undergraduate advisor, using iAdvise.  A student's advisor is assigned based on the first letter of their last name. See the breakdown of Advisors here.  

For questions related to the Honors Program, please email the Departmental Honors Coordinator, Dr. Susan Schroeder at susan.schroeder@ou.edu.

The department currently offers several undergraduate degrees and minors listed below.  Please click on the degree to open the degree requirement checksheet.

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (pdf)

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology-Biotechnology Concentration (pdf)

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology-Professional (pdf)

Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology  (pdf)

Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology-Biotechnology Concentration (pdf)

Minor in Microbiology (pdf)

Minor in Plant Biology (pdf)