Apr 03, 2025

Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Marine Sciences

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FRESHMAN

FALL

First Year Seminar 101 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 101 - Introductory Writing Workshop 3 credits,
CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits
CHE 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
MAT 125 - Calculus A 3 credits
MAR 104 - Oceanography 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

SPRING

First Year Seminar 102 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 102 - Intermediate Writing Workshop 3 credits,
CHE 132 - General Chemistry II 4 credits
CHE 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
MAT 126 - Calculus B 3 credits
MAR 105 - Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory 1 credit
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SOPHOMORE

FALL

BIO 201 - Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
AMS 201 Credits: 3 credits
GEO 102 - The Earth 3 credits
GEO 112 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 credit
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SPRING

BIO 202 - Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
OR
BIO 203 - Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology 3 credits
AMS 102 - Elements of Statistics 3 credits
ENS 119 - Physics for Environmental Studies 4 credits
PHY 119 - Physics for Environmental Studies 4 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

JUNIOR

FALL

MAR 351 - Introduction to Ocean Chemistry 3 credits
GSS 313 - GIS Design and Application I 3 credits
GSS 314 - GIS Laboratory 1 credit
MAR Elective Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
Elective Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SPRING

MAR 349 - Introduction to Biological Oceanography 4 credits
MAR 354 - Introduction to Geological Oceanography 3 credits
MAR elective Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits
MAR 459 - Write Effectively in ATM, ENS, MAR and MVB 0 credits

Total: 13 Credits

SENIOR

FALL

MAR 352 - Introduction to Physical Oceanography 3 credits
MAR 305 - Experimental Marine Biology 3 credits
OR
MAR elective Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
Elective Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

SPRING

ATM 320 - Problem Solving with Python 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division elective Credits: 3 credits
Elective Credits: 3 credits
Elective Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits