2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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 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)

Required Courses (41 hours)

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

 

Collateral Courses (23 hours)

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

1

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

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.