Biology
Pacific 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
Map the biology, chemistry and mathematics sequences, especially if you are transferring laboratory courses.
Your complete timeline
The Forest Grove major includes research from introductory courses through a senior capstone. Faculty-led work emphasizes hypotheses, experiments and analysis. The major or concentration credits shown here are not the total credits needed for a bachelor’s degree. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
Plan around the schedule
The published format is in person. Include laboratory attendance and any optional research or fieldwork in your weekly plan.
Application and selection
Map the biology, chemistry and mathematics sequences, especially if you are transferring laboratory courses. 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
How early can I join a research project, and which laboratory skills would I graduate able to demonstrate?
- 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
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Published tuition or budget base
The College of Undergraduate Studies lists $60,100 in tuition and fees for 2026-27. Books, supplies, housing, meals and personal expenses are additional. This is one academic year's published price before financial aid, not the full degree price.
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.
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This provider is not in the reviewed Oregon Census PSEO institution file. Exact-program graduate earnings have not been verified here; institution-wide or occupational figures would describe a different population.
Historical related-field earnings
$53,092 median annual earnings 4 years after completion, in 2024 dollars.
Pacific 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