The Undergraduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP is the first year of a bachelor’s degree program at UMass Boston. The Navitas GSSP consists of for-credit coursework and provides an academic and cultural bridge from the high school experience to studying at a university in the United States. When students successfully complete the UMass Boston Navitas GSSP, they will progress directly into the second year of their undergraduate degree program.

 

A graduating biology major will be able to:

• understand how scientific knowledge is generated and revised.
  
• understand biological phenomena in terms of mechanism and adaptation, at scales ranging from atoms to the biosphere.
• understand how biological properties at one level provide directions and impose constraints on properties at other levels.
• understand how to design, perform and evaluate the results of biological research.
• have hands-on experience with the tools of biological research.
• be able to read and interpret articles describing biological research.
• be able to express his/her understanding of biology clearly in writing.
• have the background, experience, and resources to function in a technological society.
• apply the results of scientific research to everyday life, society, health, and the environment.
• go on to a career in biology, biotechnology, medicine, teaching, or environmental science.