A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences to the specific problems of biodiversity, species preservation, ecological sustainability, and habitat fragmentation in the face of advancing human social, economic, and industrial pressures. Includes instruction in ecology, environmental science, biological systems, extinction theory, human-animal and human-plant interaction, ecosystem science and management, wetland conservation, field biology, forest and wildlife biology, and natural history.
| Major | Graduates | Colleges |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 1,473 | 67 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 1,470 | 46 |
| Ecology | 793 | 40 |