Marine Science–Biology Major

The Bachelor of Science in Marine Science-Biology provides students with a selection of courses needed to prepare for a career in the marine and biological sciences or for further study in graduate or professional programs. This highly specialized curriculum includes extensive requirements in marine science, biology, chemistry and physics in order to maximize the future scientific opportunities available to students.

 *Marine science may not be taken as a single major because of its highly specialized nature.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for a B.S. in Marine Science-Biology

	Biology Core Curriculum	25
Total Credit Hours:		25

Ecology requirement (Choose one)

MAR 222	Marine Ecology	4
MAR 310	Biological Oceanography	4
BIO 212	Ecology	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Cellular/physiological requirement (Choose a minimum of 3 credits from Category I)

BIO	Category I course	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		3-4

Organismal invertebrate requirement (Choose one)

BIO 224	Invertebrate Zoology	4
MAR 226	Marine Invertebrate Zoology	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Organismal vertebrate requirement (Choose one)

BIO 225	Vertebrate Zoology	4
BIO 250	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Organismal botany requirement

MAR 327	Marine Botany	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Oceanography/marine science electives (Choose MAR 200 and one additional elective):

MAR 200	Introduction to Marine Science	3
	And one of the following courses:
MAR 201	Marine Geology	4
MAR 301	Physical Oceanography	4
CHE 315	Chemical Oceanography	3
Total Credit Hours:		6-7

Note: MAR 200 is a pre or co-requisite for MAR 201 and a pre-requisite MAR 222, MAR 226, MAR 310, and MAR 327.

Major Electives (Choose 2)

	Any upper division biology courses above BIO 199 and MAR courses above 200.
	or any of the following courses:
ENS 235	Geographic Information Systems	4
ENS 242	Environmental Science and Policy	4
ENS 307	Environmental Microbiology	4
ENS 346	Conservation Biology	4
ENS 349	Water, Wetlands and Wildlife	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

Collateral and prerequisite courses required for a B.S. in Marine Science-Biology:

CHE 232	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHE 233L	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHE 234	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHE 235L	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	1
PHY 200	General Physics I	4
PHY 201	General Physics II	4
	or
PHY 205	General Physics with Calculus I	4
PHY 206	General Physics with Calculus II	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

The following number of credit hours is required in each of the three course areas for the Bachelor of Science in Marine Science-Biology major.

Credit hour summary for B.S. in Marine Science-Biology major:

Biology Core Curriculum	25
Major Courses	33-35
Collateral Courses	16
Total Credit hours for Major	74-76