Academic Year:
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: MARINE SCIENCE
CONCENTRATION: MARINE BIOLOGY
Students must complete the university-level, college-level and breadth requirements for College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Bachelor of Science degrees.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS:
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS:
A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are designated on the registrar's course search page. NOTE: ENGL410 fulfills this requirement
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Foreign Language (minimum grade of D-) |
0-12 |
Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 214) in a given language. Number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on number of years of high school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination.
COLLEGE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS:
These requirements apply to all College of Earth, Ocean & Environment Bachelor of Science degrees. College breadth courses when combined with University breadth courses must represent at least two departments or appropriate instructional units in each category.
If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.
*note: 3 credits in each category below can be used to fulfill the University Breadth requirement
Understanding and appreciation of the visual and performing arts, of aesthetic forms, designs, or craftsmanship, or of literary, philosophical, and intellectual traditions. Courses may focus on a single aesthetic form or intellectual tradition, or cross-cultural comparisons.
Understanding of the sources and forces of historical changes in ideas, beliefs, institutions, and cultures. Courses may address social, cultural, intellectual, economic, technological, artistic, scientific, and political development, changes in a discipline, or globalization and its effects.
Understanding of the behavior of individuals and social groups in the context of their human and natural environments. Courses emphasize the empirical findings, applications, and methods of the social and behavioral sciences.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:
Marine Science Core Requirements:
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MAST100 |
Marine Science Colloquia I |
2 |
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MAST101 |
Marine Science Colloquia II |
1 |
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MAST 201 |
Marine Science Colloquia III |
1 |
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MAST 301 |
Marine Science Colloquia IV |
1 |
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ENGL410 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
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MAST 482 |
Introduction to Ocean Sciences |
3 |
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MAST 492 |
Marine Environmental Case Studies |
3 |
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Two additional courses in Marine Science at the 400-level or higher* |
6 |
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*Courses must be from outside area of concentration |
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Marine Science Discovery Learning Research/Field Experience**: |
3-6 |
**An approved marine science research or field experience that satisfies the University Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) requirement. This requirement could be fulfilled by an approved internship, study abroad, and/or an undergraduate research experience. In order to be approved, Experience MUST include data collection, data analysis and data reports/field notes.
Supporting Mathematics and Sciences Requirements:
Concentration in Marine Biology Requirements:
Three of the following***:
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MAST 421 |
Coastal Field Biology |
3 |
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MAST 618 |
Marine Microbial Ecology |
3 |
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MAST 623 |
Physiology of Marine Organisms |
3 |
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MAST 625 |
Microbial Physiology and Diversity |
3 |
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MAST 630 |
Topics: Marine Ecology-Ichthyology |
3 |
***other courses may be substituted after consultation with appropriate program administrator or faculty director.
NOTE: A minimum grade of C- is required in each of the above Marine Science Core Requirement courses, the Field Experience and concentration coursework.
Electives
After required courses are completed sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree
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CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF |
124 |
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