Biology
Linfield University
Private · College / university
Explore living systems through scientific investigation, laboratory methods and analysis.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review the required science sequence and laboratory equivalencies before relying on transfer credits.
Your complete timeline
The department emphasizes participation in science, including molecular analysis, bioinformatics and laboratory research. Optional January Term experiences can involve off-campus study. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
120 credits for these bachelor's degrees under the revised general graduation requirement. Complete the major, general education and residency requirements within your approved catalog plan. Official degree requirements ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
Plan around the schedule
Budget separately for any optional January Term travel; the availability of an experience does not mean it is required or included in tuition.
Application and selection
Review the required science sequence and laboratory equivalencies before relying on transfer credits. Check the current first-year or transfer admission requirements and whether the major or practical placement has a separate application.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Which laboratory or field experiences are required, and which involve an additional application or travel cost?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Biology can support laboratory and research-related work. It is not a clinical license; medicine and many specialist research careers require further education.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
Add program-specific fees, books, tools or supplies, exams, prerequisite study, travel and living expenses to the published base below. Your final cost depends on your course plan and financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 full-time undergraduate tuition is $26,590 per semester, with $160 technology, $130 health-center and $155 student-body fees per semester. This McMinnville-campus base excludes housing, meals, supplies and additional course charges, before financial aid.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
Open the cost planner →No verified exact-program earnings figure.
The published two-year biology bachelor’s measure is available even though the one-year result is suppressed. It describes older federally aided completers, not current graduates. No exact-program earnings are separately verified here.
Historical related-field earnings
$49,714 median annual earnings 4 years after completion, in 2024 dollars.
Linfield University · Biology, General (CIP 26.01) · Bachelor's Degree. Cohort: 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026