Biology: Marine Biology, BS

University Requirement (2 hours)

• GSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar

General Education (24 hours)

Note: 11 hours of mathematics, natural science, and physical science requirements are included in the major.

Biology (39 hours)

• BIOL 1051 - Issues in Conservation Biology
• BIOL 1203 - Principles of Biology I and BIOL 1201 - Principles of Biology I Lab 
• BIOL 1213 - Principles of Biology II and BIOL 1211 - Principles of Biology II Lab 
• BIOL 3023 - Microbiology and BIOL 3021 - Microbiology Lab 
• BIOL 3033 - Genetics and BIOL 3031 - Genetics Lab 
• BIOL 3183 - Botany and BIOL 3181 - Botany Lab 
• BIOL 3443 - Global Environmental Change
• BIOL 3583 - Biostatistics
• BIOL 3763 - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 4013 - Ecology and BIOL 4011 - Ecology Lab 
• BIOL 4101 - Biology Colloquium

Marine Biology (18 hours)

• BIOL 3143 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and BIOL 3141 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab 
• BIOL 3393 - Ichthyology and BIOL 3391 - Ichthyology Lab 
• BIOL 3503 - Marine Biology
• BIOL 3843 - Oceanography
• 4 hours of upper-level Marine Biology courses taken at an affiliate institution*

Chemistry (12 hours)

• CHEM 1023 - University Chemistry I and CHEM 1021 - University Chemistry I Lab 
• CHEM 1123 - University Chemistry II and CHEM 1121 - University Chemistry II Lab 
• CHEM 3003 - Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 3001 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 

Mathematics (5-6 hours)

Select one of the following options:

• MATH 1023 - College Algebra and MATH 1033 - Plane Trigonometry 
• MATH 1045 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics
• MATH 1525 - Calculus I

Physics (4 hours)

Selection one of the following course combinations:

• PHYS 2003 - College Physics I and
  PHYS 2001 - College Physics I Lab
    

• or

• PHYS 2203 - University Physics I and
  PHYS 2201 - University Physics I Lab
    

Electives (15-16 hours)

• 6-7 hours of unrestricted electives

Total Hours - 120

Note:

*SAU has an affiliate agreement with the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) and will also accept courses taken at Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL). Descriptions and prerequisites for GCRL classes are listed online at usm.edu/gcrl and disl.org. Students incur the cost of tuition differences between SAU and affiliate institutions, but may apply to transfer financial aid to offset the costs. Up to 10 credit hours of marine-related courses taken at the affiliate institution may count towards the degree.