<p>Anybody know the difference between the two degrees?</p>
<p>No difference.</p>
<p>One of the schools that Im applying to, a UC, has both as an option for a major.</p>
<p>There are sometimes different course requirements, and I know that at UC Riverside, there are different "tracks" you can go on, with the options depending on which major you choose.</p>
<p>Glad to see another biology thread.</p>
<p>O.K., it's true. There really is no difference between a major that designated "Biology" and another that is called "Biological Sciences." What has happened is that some colleges have consolidated specialities such as Zoology, Botany, Genetics into a 'Biological Sciences' major. You will notice that many colleges dropped their Zoology and Botany departments, but maintain several courses in those specialties.</p>
<p>For better or worse, at some schools, you can graduate with a Biology/Bio Sci degree without ever having taken a class in Botany.</p>
<p>Thanks. I decided to have biological science as my optional major and biology as my first choice.</p>
<p>Are you referring to UC Riverside? Basically, biological sciences incorporates several areas of biology in which you can choose to concentrate. Duke, for example, offers a major in which you can concentrate in biochemistry, ecology, marine biology, botany, pharmacology, etc. In such cases, biology is usually a subset of biological sciences- Cornell and UC Riverside are examples of this. In other words, biological sciences is the broader major.</p>
<p>Thanks warble!</p>