Northwest Missouri State University

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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Marine Biology Comprehensive Major, 69 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 261302

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
 
MATH 17117Precalculus *

5
OR
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
OR
MATH 17120Calculus I

4

 

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Collateral Courses (24)

MATH 17114General Statistics *

3
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

2
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1
PHYS 25112General Physics II

3
PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1
GEOG 32365Geographic Information Systems

3

Required Courses (41)

BIOL 04112General Botany

3
BIOL 04113General Botany Laboratory

1
BIOL 04114General Zoology

3
BIOL 04115General Zoology Laboratory

1
BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4
BIOL 04312Invertebrate Zoology

4
BIOL 04330Animal Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 04348Biological Evolution and Diversity

2
BIOL 04350Genetics

4
BIOL 04351Marine Science I: Oceanography

3
BIOL 04353Marine Science Laboratory I

2
BIOL 04352Marine Science II: Marine Biology

3
BIOL 04354Marine Science Laboratory II

2
BIOL 04376Basic Ecology

4
BIOL 04491Biological Science Seminar

1

BIOL 04351 – BIOL 04354 are taught at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory each summer.

 

Electives (4)

Advisor-approved, upper-level elective

4
Additional marine lab courses are recommended.

Free Electives (4-7)

Total Credit Hours: 69

NOTE: Although not required, students planning graduate study are encouraged to take MATH 17120 Calculus I and either GEOL 27114/GEOL 27115 General Earth Science and Laboratory or GEOL 27110/GEOL 27111 General Geology and Laboratory.