1. To provide students with a broad understanding of the major concepts in biology.
2. To provide students with the ability to recognize the relationship between structure and function at all levels:  molecular, cellular, and organismal.
3. To provide students with technical and analytical skills to use biological instrumentation and proper laboratory techniques.
4. To provide students with the ability to apply methods of scientific inquiry in biology.
5. To provide students with an understanding of the role of science in society and the ethical conduct of science.