Marine Biology, B.S. MAP

Year 1

Semester 1 (14-16 Units)

• GE Area A2: ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3   OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3   
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2   
• GE Area B4 Math: MATH 101I - College Algebra with Integrated Support Units: 3   AND MATH 1 - Support for College Algebra Units: 1   ^[1]
• Major and GE Area B1/B3: OCN 109 - General Oceanography Units: 3   AND OCN 109L - General Oceanography Laboratory Units: 1    
• GE Area E: SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3   

Semester 2 (17 Units)

• GE Area A2: ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3   ^[2]
• GE Area A3: Critical Thinking Units: 3
• Prerequisite: MATH 101T - Trigonometry Units: 3   ^[3]
• GE Area F and DCG-Domestic: NAS 104 - Introduction to Native American Studies Units: 3   
• Major: BOT 105 - General Botany Units: 4   
• Major: OCN 260 - Sampling Techniques and Field Studies Units: 1   

^[1] Discuss other GE Area B math options with an advisor.

^[2] If you took ENGL 104 in semester 1, take another GE course in place of ENGL 103.

^[3] Only if you took MATH 101 or MATH 101i in semester 1.

Year 2

Semester 3 (17 Units)

• GE Area A1: COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3   
• Major: MATH 105 - Calculus for the Biological Sciences and Natural Resources Units: 3   ^[4]
• Major: BIOL 255 - Marine Biology Units: 3   
• Major: CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5   
• GE Area C: Humanities  Units: 3

^[4] If MATH 105 was taken in semester 1 or 2, discuss other course options with an advisor. 

Semester 4 (16 Units)

• Major: BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology Units: 4   
• Major: STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4   
• Major: CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II Units: 5   
• GE Area C: Arts  Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (18 Units) 

• Major: ZOOL 110 - Introductory Zoology Units: 4   
• Major: CHEM 228 - Brief Organic Chemistry Units: 4   
• Major: PHYX 106 - College Physics: Mechanics and Heat Units: 4    
• American Institutions / GE Area D / DCG-Domestic: NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3   (suggested)
• GE Area C: Arts  OR  GE Area C: Humanities   Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

• Major: BIOL 330 - Principles of Ecology Units: 4    
• Major: BIOL 340 - Genetics Units: 4  
• GE Area D: Social Science  Units: 3
• American Institutions: PSCI 110 - American Government Units: 3   
• Major: PHYX 118 - College Physics: Biological Applications Units: 1   

Year 4

Semester 7 (18-19 Units)

• Major: BIOL 307 - Evolution Units: 4   
• Major: ZOOL 314 - Invertebrate Zoology Units: 5   
• Major: Upper Division Biology Elective Units: 3-4 
• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities  ^[5] Units: 3
• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences  ^[5] Units: 3

Semester 8 (15-18 Units)

• Major: Advanced Marine Biology Elective Units: 3-4
• Major: FISH 310 - Ichthyology Units: 4   
• Major: BOT 356 - Phycology Units: 4   
• Major: BIOL 430 - Intertidal Ecology Units: 3   ^[6]
• Major: BIOL 499 - Directed Study Units: 1-2   

Notes

^[5] One UD GE course must be GWAR certified. Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)  

^[6] or OCN 310 - Biological Oceanography Units: 4