| 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 (Satisfies Writing Intensive (WT) requirement) | 3 |
| BY-395 | Seminar in Marine and Environmental Biology | 3 |
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Educaiton) | ||
| BY-440 | Ecology (Satisfies Writing Intensive (WT) requirement) | 4 |
| BY-442 | Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Satisfies Writing Intensive (WT) requirement) | 3 |
| MEBP Electives (16 credits) | ||
| Select 16 credits from courses designated with Course Type: MEBP. Nine (9) credits of these electives must be Biology (BY) courses and nine (9) credits must be at the 300+ level or highter. | 16 | |
| Introduction to Oceanography | ||
| Environment and Human Health | ||
| Introduction to Global Sustainability | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Environmental Field Methods | ||
| Open Water Scuba Certification Course | ||
| Tropical Island Ecology | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
| Applied Microbiology | ||
| Design and Analysis of Biological Experiments | ||
| Applied Field Biology | ||
| Evolution | ||
BY 299/BY 399/BY 499 Independent Study | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Environmental Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Maritime History/Underwater Archaeology | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Marine Applications of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | ||
| Climate Change Adaptation and Policy | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Interdisciplinary Requirements (26 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 | 1 |
| 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) 3 | ||
| Complete up to 9 credits of free electives 3 | 9 | |
| General Education Requirements (30 credits) 4 | ||
| Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 4 | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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.
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.
Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.
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.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EN-101 College Composition I | 3 | BY-110 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology or 109 | 4 |
| BY-119 Introductory Biology Major Seminar | 1 | EN-102 College Composition II | 3 |
| BY-109 Introduction to Biodiversity and Evolution or 110 | 4 | CE-112 & 112L (Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL) | 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-216 Introduction to Genetics | 4 | BY-205 Zoology | 3 |
| BY-220 Environmental Biology and Policy | 3 | BY-214 Botany | 3 |
| CE-241 & 241L | 4 | MA-151 Statistics with Applications | 3 |
| Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH | 3 | MEBP Elective | 3 |
| Gen*Ed Literature (LIT) | 3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 14 | Semester Credits | 15 |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BY-341 Marine Biology | 4 | BY-342 Coastal Zone Management | 3 |
| PH-105 & 105L | 4 | BY-395 Seminar in Marine and Environmental Biology | 3 |
| MEBP elective (see curriculum chart) | 3 | PH-106 & 106L | 4 |
| Gen*Ed Cultural Diversity (CD) or Global Understanding (GU) | 3 | 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 (see curriculum chart) | 4 | Gen*Ed History Survey (HS.SV) | 3 |
| PR-4xx Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP) | 3 | MEBP Elective (see curriculum chart) | 3 |
| Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) or Social Science Survey (SS.SV) | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 17 | Semester Credits | 12 |
| Total Credits 120 | |||
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