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

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours) 

Must include the following:

• BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

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• MATH 17117 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5

• OR

• MATH 17118 - Precalculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours) 

Required Courses (41 hours)

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

Collateral Courses (23 hours)

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

Electives (4 hours)

Additional marine lab courses are recommended.

• Advisor-approved, upper-level elective Credit Hours: 4

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 - General Earth Science /GEOL 27115 - General Earth Science Laboratory  or GEOL 27110 - General Geology /GEOL 27111 - General Geology Laboratory  .