What will you study? Marine Sciences minor curriculum

Marine Biology Minor

Program Required CoursesCredits
MAR 270/270L 鈥� Oceanography w/Lab4
MAR 250/250L 鈥� Marine Biology w/Lab4
Two (2) additional Organismal topics courses (see Curricular Requirements above)6鈥�8
Total Credits14鈥�16
Select one (1) of the following:Credits
MAR 105/105L 鈥� Intro to Ecology/Evolution of Marine Organisms w/Lab or BIO 105/105L 鈥� Biology I: Ecology/Evolution w/Lab and MAR 106/106L Intro to Cellular/Molecular Biology of Marine Organisms w/Lab or BIO 106/106L 鈥� Biology II: Cellular/Molecular w/Lab8
BIO 104/104L 鈥� General Biology w/Lab and MAR 105/105L 鈥� Intro to Ecology/Evolution of Marine Organisms w/Lab or MAR 106/106L 鈥� Intro to Cellular/Molecular Biology of Marine Organisms w/Lab8
Total Credits8
Minimum Total Required Credits22

Oceanography Minor

Program Required CoursesCredits
MAR 105/105L 鈥� Intro to Ecology/Evolution of Marine Organisms w/Lab4
MAR 250/250L 鈥� Marine Biology w/Lab4
MAR 270/270L 鈥� Oceanography w/Lab4
MAR 366 鈥� Adv Oceanography I: Bio/Chem3
MAR 368 鈥� Advanced Oceanography II: Phy/Geo3
One (1) course with MAR prefix3鈥�4
Minimum Total Required Credits21

Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.