The University of Idaho's Department of Biological Sciences offers B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Biology. A non-thesis Master's of Natural Sciences (M.N.S.) in Biological Sciences is also available for students who plan to teach in secondary schools or junior colleges.
 

Research in the department is organized into three focus areas:  fish reproductive biology; evolution and ecology; and neurobiology and aging.

The Department of Biological Sciences, part of the University of Idaho's College of Science, is housed in Richard D. Gibb Hall and Life Sciences South.