B.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements/Biology - MEBP (39 credits) 1 | ||
| BY-119 | Introductory Biology Major Seminar | 1 |
| BY-109 | Introduction to Biodiversity and Evolution | 4 |
(Satisfies Natural Sciences in General Education) | ||
| BY-110 | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BY-205 | Zoology | 3 |
| BY-214 | Botany | 3 |
| BY-216 | Introduction to Genetics | 4 |
| (Satisfies Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education) | ||
| BY-220 | Environmental Biology and Policy | 3 |
| BY-341 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BY-342 | Coastal Zone Management | 3 |
| BY-395 | Seminar in Marine and Environmental Biology | 3 |
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Educaiton) | ||
| BY-440 | Ecology | 4 |
| BY-442 | Natural Resource Conservation and Management | 3 |
| MEBP Electives (15 credits) | ||
| Select 15 credits from courses designated with Course Type: MEBP. Nine (9) credits must be at the 300+ level or highter. | 15 | |
| Introduction to Global Sustainability | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Environmental Field Methods | ||
| Open Water Scuba Certification Course | ||
| Biological Oceanography | ||
| Biochemistry and Lab | ||
| Tropical Island Ecology | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
| Applied Microbiology | ||
| Laboratory in Molecular and Cellular Biology | ||
| Ecosystems Analysis | ||
| Evolution | ||
BY 299/BY 399/BY 499 Independent Study | ||
| Physical Oceanography | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Environmental Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Maritime History/Underwater Archaeology | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Marine Applications of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Climate Change Adaptation and Policy | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Interdisciplinary Requirements (27 credits) | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Pre-Calculus Modeling for the Biological Sciences | ||
| Calculus for the Biological Sciences | ||
| Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | ||
| MA-151 | Statistics with Applications | 3 |
| CE-111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CE-111L | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CE-112 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CE-112L | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CE-241 | Organic Chemistry I 2 | 3 |
| CE-241L | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| PH-105 | Physics for the Life Sciences I | 3 |
| PH-105L | Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory I | 1 |
| PH-106 | Physics for the Life Sciences II | 3 |
| PH-106L | Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory II | 1 |
| Free Electives (9 credits) | ||
| Complete up to 9 credits of free electives 3 | 9 | |
| General Education Requirements (30 credits) | ||
| Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 4 | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| 1 | BY-102 Applications in Biotechnology (3 cr.), BY-104 Human Biology (3 cr.), BY-105 Introductory Biology and Human Development (3 cr.), and BY-106 The Brain - Highs and Lows (3 cr.) are not available to BY majors. |
| 2 | A second semester of Organic Chemistry (CE-242 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.)) may be required for certain graduate programs in marine or environmental science. |
| 3 | Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed. |
| 4 | The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed. |
Notes
- 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.
Sequence Chart
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EN-101 College Composition I | 3 | EN-102 College Composition II | 3 |
| BY-110 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology or 109 | 4 | CE-112 & 112L (Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL) | 4 |
| BY-119 Introductory Biology Major Seminar | 1 | BY-109 Introduction to Biodiversity and Evolution or 110 | 4 |
| CE-111 & 111L (Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL) | 4 | FO-xxx World Language | 3 |
| MA-115 Pre-Calculus Modeling for the Biological Sciences or 116 (Gen*Ed Mathematics) | 3 | Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV) | 3 |
| Semester Credits | 15 | Semester Credits | 17 |
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BY-205 Zoology | 3 | MA-151 Statistics with Applications | 3 |
| MEBP Elective (see curriculum chart) | 3 | Gen*Ed Literature (LIT) | 3 |
| CE-241 & 241L | 5 | BY-214 Botany | 3 |
| Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH | 3 | BY-216 Introduction to Genetics | 4 |
| MEBP Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 14 | Semester Credits | 16 |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PH-105 & 105L | 4 | BY-342 Coastal Zone Management | 3 |
| Gen*Ed Cultural Diversity (CD) or Global Understanding (GU) | 3 | BY-395 Seminar in Marine and Environmental Biology | 3 |
| BY-220 Environmental Biology and Policy | 3 | PH-106 & 106L | 4 |
| BY-341 Marine Biology | 4 | MEBP Elective (see curriculum chart) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 14 | Semester Credits | 16 |
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BY-440 Ecology | 4 | BY-442 Natural Resource Conservation and Management | 3 |
| MEBP Elective | 3 | Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV) | 3 |
| PR-4xx Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP) | 3 | MEBP Elective | 3 |
| Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) or Social Science Survey (SS.SV) | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 16 | Semester Credits | 12 |
| Total Credits 120 | |||