Your journey starts here
As an undergraduate student in Biology, you will be both challenged and supported. Biology is complex, and the best way to prepare for a career as a biologist is to develop your curiosity, confidence, and ability to think critically about complex problems. The practical laboratory, field, analytical, and communication skills you’ll gain here will allow you to contribute wherever biological knowledge is needed, which is almost everywhere!
Support along the way
You're not alone on the journey. Check out the services and supports available to undergraduate students in Biology.
See what our students are up to
Our undergraduates are conducting research, learning abroad, and getting the most out of their Waterloo experience.
Taking flight in biology
How experiential learning helped a Waterloo student realize her passion for wildlife biology.
Studying pain at its source
Biology student contributes to research aiming to address chronic pain.
Learning forensic science in Scotland
by Amy Krosnicki (3B Biomedical Sciences student)
Hooked on research
Third-year Biology student examines parasites affecting monkish, salmon and bats as a research assistant at the University of Waterloo.