Program Overview

Marine Science, BS

The Marine Science, BS program is designed for students with interests in biodiversity, conservation, the environment, and/or graduate or professional programs. High school preparation should include a solid background in mathematics, introductory life sciences, and chemistry. To complete the degree, students will be required to take courses at a marine lab, providing experiential learning opportunities.

Marine Science Requirements

• Core Requirements:
  • Select one of the following:
    • BSC 114 & BSC 115 (Principles Of Biology I and Laboratory Biology I)
    • BSC 118 (Honors General Biology I)
  • Select one of the following:
    • BSC 116 & BSC 117 (Principles Biology II and Laboratory Biology II)
    • BSC 120 (Honors Gen Biology II)
  • Select one of the following:
    • CH 101 (General Chemistry)
    • CH 117 (Honors General Chemistry)
  • Select one of the following:
    • CH 102 (General Chemistry)
    • CH 118 (Honors General Chemistry)
  • Select one of the following:
    • GEO 102 (The Earth Through Time)
    • GEO 105 (Sustainable Earth)
• Other Required Courses:
  • GEO 101 (The Dynamic Earth)
  • BSC 385 (Ecology and Evolution)
• Marine Science Courses:
  • MS 304 (Marine Geology)
  • MS 306 (Marine Biology)
  • MS 448 (Intro Oceanography)
  • Marine Science 300 or 400 level Electives
• Elective Options:
  • MS 408 (Marine Invertebrate Zoology)
  • MS 419 (Marine Ecology)
  • MS 433 (Coastal Zone Management)
  • MS 452 (Marine Vertebrate Zoology)
  • MS 453 (Marine Botany)
  • MS 497 (Special Topics)
• Upper Division Electives in BSC or MS:
  • Select from the Elective Course List below
• Required Ancillary Courses:
  • Math:
    • MATH 125 (Calculus I)
    • MATH 145 (Honors Calculus I)
  • Physics I:
    • PH 101 (General Physics I)
    • PH 105 (General Physics W/Calc I)
    • PH 125 (Honors Gen Ph W/Calculus)
  • Physics II:
    • PH 102 (General Physics II)
    • PH 106 (General Physics W/Calc II)
    • PH 126 (Honors Gen Ph W/Calculus II)

Elective Course List

• Biological Science Elective Options:
  • BSC 300 (Cell Biology)
  • BSC 301 (Cell Biology Laboratory)
  • BSC 303 (Field Zoology)
  • BSC 304 (Field Botany)
  • BSC 305 (Introduction to Neuroscience)
  • BSC 310 (Microbiology)
  • BSC 311 (Microbiology II)
  • BSC 312 (Microbiology Lab)
  • BSC 313 (Gen Bacteriology Lab)
  • BSC 314 (Dendrology)
  • BSC 315 (Genetics)
  • BSC 320 (Freshwater Studies)
  • BSC 340 (Principles of Nat. Res. Cons.)
  • BSC 360 (Plant Biology)
  • BSC 371 (Biology of Lower Plants)
  • BSC 373 (Vertebrate Zoology)
  • BSC 380 (Intro Stats Biology)
  • BSC 386 (General Ecology Lab)
  • BSC 390 (Honors Thesis Research A)
  • BSC 391 (Tutorial In Biol Science A)
  • BSC 393 (Biology Outreach A)
  • BSC 396 (Resident Study A)
  • BSC 398 (Undergraduate Research A)
  • BSC 399 (Presentation of UG Research A)
  • BSC 400 (Vertebrate Funct Morphol)
  • BSC 401 (Molecular Ecology)
  • BSC 403 (Intro To Bsc Instruction A)
  • BSC 404 (Honors Bsc Instruction A)
  • BSC 407 (Honors Seminar In Bsc A)
  • BSC 411 (Phage Discovery Laboratory)
  • BSC 412 (Limnology)
  • BSC 413 (Cave Biology)
  • BSC 414 (Marine Biogeography)
  • BSC 415 (Wetland Ecology)
  • BSC 416 (Disease Ecology)
  • BSC 417 (Environmental Modeling)
  • BSC 418 (Comparative Neuroanatomy)
  • BSC 419 (Evolutionary Genomics)
  • BSC 420 (Principles Of Systematics)
  • BSC 421 (Personalized and Gen Med)
  • BSC 422 (Biology of Cancer)
  • BSC 423 (Honors Pers Gen Med)
  • BSC 424 (Human Physiology)
  • BSC 425 (Human Physiology Lab)
  • BSC 426 (Computational Biology Lab)
  • BSC 427 (Parasitology)
  • BSC 428 (Biology Of Fishes)
  • BSC 429 (Neurophysiology)
  • BSC 430 (Introduction to Pharmacology)
  • BSC 431 (Pathogenic Microbiology)
  • BSC 434 (Plant Systematics)
  • BSC 435 (Immunology)
  • BSC 437 (Epidemiology of Pathogens)
  • BSC 439 (Bch/Molecular Biology Lab)
  • BSC 441 (Developmental Biology)
  • BSC 442 (Integrated Genomics)
  • BSC 444 (General Virology)
  • BSC 445 (Honors Endocrinology)
  • BSC 446 (Honors Animal Behavior)
  • BSC 448 (Animal Behavior)
  • BSC 449 (Endocrinology)
  • BSC 450 (Fundamentals of Biochemistry)
  • BSC 451 (Molecular Biology)
  • BSC 453 (Biochemistry Lab)
  • BSC 455 (Chemical Ecology)
  • BSC 456 (Microbial Ecology)
  • BSC 458 (Drug Discovery Laboratory)
  • BSC 460 (Human Developmental Biology)
  • BSC 461 (Ecohydrology)
  • BSC 462 (Biological Barriers)
  • BSC 464 (Biology Of Algae)
  • BSC 465 (Prin Of Toxicology)
  • BSC 467 (Honors Data Man. Vis. in R)
  • BSC 469 (Histology Of Vertebrates)
  • BSC 470 (Prin Pop Genetics)
  • BSC 471 (Plant Physiology)
  • BSC 472 (Mycology)
  • BSC 473 (Bioinformatics)
  • BSC 475 (General Entomology)
  • BSC 476 (Aquatic Insects)
  • BSC 477 (Invertebrate Zoology)
  • BSC 478 (Microbiomes Health & Disease)
  • BSC 480 (Plant Ecology)
  • BSC 481 (Adv Biostatistics with R)
  • BSC 482 (Conservation Biology)
  • BSC 483 (Evolution)
  • BSC 484 (Aquatic Biology Seminar)
  • BSC 485 (Found Forest Res and Conserv)
  • BSC 487 (Biogeography)
  • BSC 488 (Research Seminars in Biology)
  • BSC 490 (Stream Ecology)
  • BSC 494 (Honors Signal Trans Neuroby)
  • BSC 497 (Special Topics)
• Marine Science Elective Options:
  • MS 408 (Marine Invertebrate Zoology)
  • MS 419 (Marine Ecology)
  • MS 433 (Coastal Zone Management)
  • MS 452 (Marine Vertebrate Zoology)
  • MS 453 (Marine Botany)
  • MS 497 (Special Topics)

Grade Point Average

A 2.0 grade point average in the major is required for completion of the degree.

Required Minor

The marine science major does not require a minor.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for all BSC courses at the 300- and 400-level must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.

Restrictions on Course Attempts

No undergraduate course offered by the Department of Biological Sciences may be attempted more than three times. Mid-semester withdrawal (any withdrawal that results in a final grade of W) is not considered an attempt. Students who, in three attempts, fail to pass a required course or fail to make a C- or better in a course that is a prerequisite for a required upper level course may no longer major in Marine Science.