Marine Biology Comprehensive Major, 68 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 261302

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

BIOL 04106	Principles of Biology *	3
BIOL 04107	Principles of Biology Laboratory *	1
CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I *	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory *	1
MATH 17117	Precalculus *	5
	OR
MATH 17118	Precalculus Algebra *	3
	OR
MATH 17120	Calculus I	4

 

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (41 hours)

BIOL 04112	General Botany	3
BIOL 04113	General Botany Laboratory	1
BIOL 04114	General Zoology	3
BIOL 04115	General Zoology Laboratory	1
BIOL 04140	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 04312	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL 04330	Animal Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 04348	Biological Evolution and Diversity	2
BIOL 04350	Genetics	4
BIOL 04351	Marine Science I: Oceanography	3
BIOL 04353	Marine Science Laboratory I	2
BIOL 04352	Marine Science II: Marine Biology	3
BIOL 04354	Marine Science Laboratory II	2
BIOL 04376	Basic Ecology	4
BIOL 04491	Biological Science Seminar	1

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

 

Collateral Courses (23 hours)

MATH 17114	General Statistics *	3
CHEM 24116	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 24117	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
CHEM 24342	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 24343	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1
PHYS 25110	General Physics I *	3
PHYS 25111	General Physics I Laboratory *	1
PHYS 25112	General Physics II	3
PHYS 25113	General Physics II Laboratory	1
GEOG 32365	Geographic Information Systems	3

Electives (4 hours)

Advisor-approved, upper-level elective

4

Additional marine lab courses are recommended.

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

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.