Washington State University · College of Arts and Sciences

Biology (Degree Completion)

Bachelor'sBSDegree completionBachelor of Science in Biology

Overview

An online Bachelor of Science in Biology degree-completion program. Chemistry and physics courses must be transferred in before starting at WSU Global Campus.

Official program name: Biology (Degree Completion)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
University: Washington State University — College of Arts and Sciences
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Pullman, WAWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Biology
Required credits: minimum of 120 semester credits
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Degree completion program. Requires prior college credits or an associate degree; you finish the remaining credits online.

Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Prerequisite courses: RequiredPrinciples of Chemistry I and II and General Physics I and II with labs must be completed before entering.
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Credits that must be earned at the institution: Required6 credits — Six upper-division biology credits must be taken in residence at WSU.
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Why this program is listed

Online degree-completion program; WSU coursework is delivered online, prerequisite science courses are transferred in.

Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Campus visit Not verified
CHEM 345 Organic Chemistry, listed among Global Campus courses, requires one week on the Pullman campus; the page does not say whether it is required for every student.
one week (summer) · Pullman campus
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadline
December 6 · for Spring 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
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Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

WSU is a SARA member and can deliver distance education in SARA member states; Louisiana and Maryland restrict certain programs with field placements. Official pageSource: online.wsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

online.wsu.edu/online-degrees/biology/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
online.wsu.edu/state-authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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