Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (2007-2008 CATALOG)

Candidates must complete the General Education Requirements (GERs) as well as the specific program requirements listed below for a minimum of 120 credit hours. Courses in a degree program may be counted only once. Courses used to fulfill the major requirements cannot be used to fulfill the GERs. Specific requirements for GERs in Marine Biology are listed below. The degree must include 48 credits of upper-division (300 or above) courses, 24 of which must be completed at UAS.

Minimum Credit Hours			120
General Education Requirements			36
Must include:
MATH	S200	Calculus I	4
BIOL	S105	Fundamentals of Biology I	4
BIOL	S106	Fundamentals of Biology II	4
Major Requirements			46
BIOL	S215	Introduction to Marine Biology	3
BIOL	S271	Ecology	4
BIOL	S310	Animal Physiology	4
BIOL	S362	Genetics	4
BIOL	S482	Evolution	4
CHEM	S105	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM	S106	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM	S341	Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4
CHEM	S342	Organic and Biological Chemistry II	4
STAT	S273	Elementary Statistics	3
select both
PHYS	S103	College Physics I	4
PHYS	S104	College Physics II	4
or both
PHYS	S211	General Physics I	4
PHYS	S212	General Physics II	4
Marine Biology Core Classes			12
Select from the following courses (12 credits total):
BIOL	S305	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL	S373	Conservation Biology	3
BIOL	S384	Marine Mammalogy	4
BIOL	S401	Phycology	4
BIOL	S415	Physiology of Marine Animals	4
BIOL	S427	Introduction to Ichthyology	4
BIOL	S481	Marine Ecology	4
Biology Electives			5
Select from the following (5 credits total):
BIOL	S239	Intro to Plant Biology	4
BIOL	S300	Vertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL	S375	Special Topics in Biology**	4
BIOL	S382	Wetlands Ecology	4
BIOL	S396	Field Studies*	1-6
BIOL	S398	Research*	1-3
BIOL	S498	Research*	1-6
BIOL	S426	Ornithology	4
BIOL	S441	Animal Behavior	4
BIOL	S445	Vascular Plants of Southeast Alaska	3
BIOL	S480	Aquatic Pollution	3
BIOL	S492	Biology Seminar**	1
BIOL	S495	Behavioral Ecology	3
* up to 6 credits total from BIOL 396/398/498 may be applied
**only 4 credits from BIOL S375 and 2 credits from BIOL S492 may be applied toward the Biology electives. Others may be applied toward general electives.
General Electives			21
Minimum of 12 credits from upper division courses.