Marine Biology, B.S. Transfer MAP

Transfer Notes

• Complete enough units to reach the total of 120 units required for the degree.
• Complete two Diversity and Common Ground (DCG) courses, at least one course must have a domestic focus (DCG-domestic). Look for General Education courses that double-count for DCG.
• Complete 9 units upper division General Education (3 units each areas B, C and D); and any lower division GE or American Institutions (US History and US/CA Government) courses not taken prior to transfer.
• Complete the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); some GWAR courses double-count for upper division General Education areas C and D.
• See the Cal Poly Humboldt catalog for course descriptions as well as, major, general education, American Institutions, and Diversity & Common Ground requirements.
• For more information regarding guaranteed transfer credit, see Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT).
• For more information regarding transfer credit, visit the Office of the Registrar.

Year 1: Semester 1 (16 Units)

• Major:   BIOL 255 - Marine Biology Units: 3
• Major:   BIOL 340 - Genetics Units: 4
• Elective, prerequisite or general education  Units: 3
• Elective, prerequisite or general education  Units: 3
• Elective, prerequisite or general education  Units: 3

Year 1: Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

• Major and Upper Division GE Area B:   BIOL 307 - Evolution Units: 4
• Major:   BIOL 330 - Principles of Ecology Units: 4
• Major:   OCN 260 - Sampling Techniques and Field Studies Units: 1
• Elective, pre-requisite or general education  Units: 3
• Major: Upper Division Biology Course Units: 3-4

Year 2: Semester 3 (13-14 Units)

• Major: Upper Division Elective Units: 3-4

• Major:   PHYX 118 - College Physics: Biological Applications Units: 1
• Major:   FISH 310 - Ichthyology Units: 4
• Major:   ZOOL 314 - Invertebrate Zoology Units: 5

Year 2: Semester 4 (14-15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities  Units: 3 (Take a course that double-counts for DCG)
• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences  Units: 3 (Take a course that double-counts for DCG)

• Major:   BIOL 499 - Directed Study Units: 1-2
• Major:   BIOL 430 - Intertidal Ecology Units: 3 OR OCN 310 - Biological Oceanography Units: 4  
• Major:   BOT 356 - Phycology Units: 4