Duration

4 years

Starting Date

August

Tuition Fee

$23,800 per year

Location

Lynchburg, United States

About the program

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology at Liberty University will prepare you for graduate school, help you to secure industry or government jobs, or become a high school biology teacher.

Our freshman and sophomore science courses are designed to give you a broad background in biology, earth science, chemistry, and physics. Our upper-level courses build on this base of knowledge as you engage in many “hands-on” experiences during our field labs.

For example, you will conduct in-stream impact assessments using electrofishing equipment, use elastomer to mark newts to estimate their population size using mark-recapture methods, map out movement patterns of animals using telemetry, geographical information system software, and global positioning system technology.

Upper-level students also engage in team-based research projects directed by our professors including ecophysiological boundaries of the Peaks of Otter salamander, a species of salamander unique to central Virginia, migration dynamics of the Saw-whet owl in the Piedmont, or box turtle urban ecology.

Courses included

  • General Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Inquiry

Career Opportunities

  • College Professor/Researcher
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Field Technician
  • Environmental Law
  • High School Biology Teacher
  • Middle School Biology Teacher

Minimum requirements

Admission decisions are competitive and are based primarily on the following factors:

  • Cumulative (unweighted) GPA from high school or college
  • GED scores (if applicable)
  • Consistency and trends of grades
  • Results from the SAT, ACT, or CLT
  • Essay submission

50% of admitted students come from within the following mid-ranges:

  • High School GPA: 3.15-3.83
  • SAT (ERW* and math only): 1020-1220
  • ACT composite: 20-27

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