Marine Biology, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 64+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Biology and Marine Biology Shared Core Requirements

• BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)
• BIOL 112 Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms (3)
• BIOL 112L Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms Lab (1)
• BIOL 211 Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology (4)

• OR

• BIOL 213 Marine Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology (4)
• BIOL 305 Genetics (3)

Marine Biology Required Courses

• BIOL 342 Oceanography (4)

Complete one of the following survey courses with lab (4 credits)

• BIOL 432 Biology of Fishes (4)
• BIOL 435 Marine Botany (4)
• BIOL 437 Biology of Invertebrates (4)

Elective Requirement

Complete 18 additional credit hours of BIOL coursework  at the 300-level or above (excluding BIOL 381 ) with at least 9 credit hours from the Marine Biology Course list; to include at least two laboratory courses (Independent study, tutorial, Bachelor’s Essay, or BIOL 450  and BIOL 451  with labs do not fulfill the lab requirement).

Chemistry Requirement

• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 111L Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM 112L Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory (1)

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• CHEM 220 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 220L Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)

• OR

• CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 231L Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques (1)

Physics Requirement

• PHYS 101 Introductory Physics I (3)
• PHYS 101L Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

• OR

• PHYS 111 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 111L General Physics I Lab (1)

Mathematics Requirement

• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)
• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

One Additional Science Cognate Course from the Following List

• GEOL 107 Introduction to Coastal and Marine Geology (3)

• OR

• DATA 101 Introduction to Data Science (3)

• OR

• PHYS 102 Introductory Physics II (3)
• PHYS 102L Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

• OR

• PHYS 112 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 112L General Physics II Lab (1)

• OR

• CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 231L Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques (1)

• OR

• CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM 232L Organic Synthesis and Analysis (1)

Notes:

• Students are not permitted to double major in Marine Biology and Biology.
• Credit cannot be applied for both BIOL 211  and BIOL 213  towards the program requirements.
• Credit cannot be applied for both BIOL 312L  and BIOL 412  towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from BIOL 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from BIOL 450  and BIOL 451  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

All coursework with a BIOL acronym counts toward the major GPA calculation except BIOL 101 , BIOL 101L , BIOL 102 , BIOL 102L , and BIOL 381 .

The following courses are excluded: CHEM 111 , CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 , CHEM 112L , CHEM 220 , CHEM 220L , CHEM 231 , CHEM 231L , CHEM 232 , CHEM 232L , DATA 101 , GEOL 107 , HONS 115 , HONS 157 , HONS 157L  , HONS 158 , HONS 158L , HONS 190 , HONS 190L , HONS 192 , HONS 192L , HONS 217 , HONS 293 , HONS 293L , MATH 120 , MATH 250 , PHYS 101 , PHYS 101L , PHYS 102 , PHYS 102L , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 112 , PHYS 112L