Currently, there are only a few routes for students at the undergraduate level to gain exposure to biological data science. First, the most common route is through an undergraduate research opportunities program. The second route is through course offerings through the institutional degree granting programs. While the first route is most effective, it severely limits the number of students that will be able to have exposure to biological data science, which depends on the number of research labs at the institution that carry out such research. In the latter case, few institutions offer undergraduate degree granting programs in bioinformatics or computational biology. A recent review of bachelor degree programs at R1 universities indicates that only 18/146 R1 universities offer bachelor's degrees in bioinformatics / computational biology . This may indicate that 87% of R1 universities may not be equipped to offer undergraduates sufficient exposure to big biological data science through curriculum.