The Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA) exists to serve the needs of the graduate students of the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University. These needs include but are not restricted to generating funding to assist graduate students with travel and research expenditure, social and intellectual interactions within the academic community and aiding biology faculty with departmental programs like the annual Biology Symposium. The BGSA recognizes that within the biology department, there are four (4) functional and vibrant GSOs (MCB club, LTER student group, CI club and the Herpetology Club). The BGSA thus serves to act as a conduit between the aforementioned groups to foster greater collaboration between different sections of the biological community.

The BGSA is necessary to unite students from different biological science disciplines to increase their overall contribution to the academic community of FIU. A united graduate student group allows for greater collaboration with other student groups of similar inclination, heralding benefits for both the students and the campus in general. The BGSA aims to continue in its capacity as a bridge between the students and the administration of the department of Biological Sciences as well as other academic and social groups of the FIU community.