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major: Biology

Degree: Bachelor of Science (BS) Concentration: Coastal Environmental Science 2026-2027

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Prerequisites (31 credits)

Requires grades of C or above.

BSC1010C General Biology I (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: PCB x011C, BSC x040/L, x010/L
BSC1011C General Biology II (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: ZOO x010, BOT x010/L, BSC x041, BOT x013/L, BSC x011/L

CHEMISTRY 1 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2045 General Chemistry I
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab
Acceptable substitutes: CHM x040 & x041 or CHMX045C

CHEMISTRY 2 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2046 General Chemistry II
CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab
Acceptable substitute: CHM x046C

ORGANIC 1 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
Acceptable substitutes: PHY 2053/L, 2048C, CHM x210C

ORGANIC 2 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab
Acceptable substitutes: PHY x054/L, x049/L, CHM x211C

MAC2311 (GM) Calculus I (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: MAC x233, x253, x281, x241
MAC2312 (GM) Calculus II (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: STA X014, STA x023, x024, x321, MAC x234, x282

Core Major Requirements (22 credits)

Courses must be taken in prerequisite order. Electronic approval must be obtained each semester for courses whose prerequisites are transfers. Please check the catalog course description section for prerequisites required for each course prior to registering. If one course is a prerequisite for another, the two may not be taken together. Students will be administratively withdrawn from courses if earned grades in prerequisite courses are less than a C.

Upper-Level Pass/Fail Biology Courses: Only 6 Pass/Fail courses of any type may be applied to upper-level electives with the Biology and Biomedical Science Majors. This includes both Pass/Fail DIS, Internship courses, and BSC4921 Biology Lecture Series.

Limit on total DIS/Internship credits: Up to 8 credits of any combination DIS or Internship courses (Pass/Fail or Graded) may be applied towards major electives.

BSC2012C Integrative Biology and Research Methods (4 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 1010C & BSC 1011C
PCB3043C Principles of Ecology (4 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 2012C
PCB3063 Genetics (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 2012C and CHM 2210/2210L
PCB3063L Genetics Lab (1 Credit)
Corequisites: PCB 3063
PCB3023C Molecular and Cell Biology (4 Credits)
BSC3842 Writing Skills in Biology (1 Credit)
Corequisites: BSC 2012C General Biology III
BSC4947 Senior Seminar Practicum (1 Credit)
Prerequisites: BSC 3842

CHOOSE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING:
BSC 4801C Animal Physiology (4 credits)
Prerequisites: PCB3023C
BOT 4503C Plant Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
Prerequisites: BSC2012C

Concentration Requirements  (13 credits)

Requires grades of C or above. 

OCE3008 Oceanography (3 Credits) 
GIS3043 Intro to Geographic Information Systems (3 Credits)
BSC3052 Conservation Biology (3 Credits) 
STA3163 (GM)Statistical Methods I (4 Credits) 

Concentration Electives (21 credits)

Concentration electives require a grade of C or above.
Always check the catalog course descriptions section to confirm approved biology electives.

SELECT 12 HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
BSC 3263 Marine Biology (3 Credits)
BSC 3845 Scientific Illustration (3 Credits)
BOT 4404 Marine Botany (3 Credits) 
BOT 4404L Marine Botany Lab (1 Credit)
BSC 4054 Environmental Toxicology (3 Credits)
BSC 4905 Directed Independent Study (Variable Credits)
MCB 3020C Microbial Biology (4 Credits)
ZOO 4485 Biology of Marine Mammals (3 Credits)
BSC 4930 Special Topics in Biology (3 Credits) 
BSC 4921 Biology Lecture Series (1 Credit) 
FAS 4354 Coastal Fisheries Management (3 Credits)
PCB 4301C Limnology (4 Credits)
PCB 4316C Coastal Ecosystem Ecology
PCB 3090 Conducting Science with Integrity
OCB 3108L Field Studies in Marine Science (3-4 Credits)
ZOO 4407 Biology of Sharks and Rays (3 credits)
ZOO 4559L Shark Ecology (3 credits)
ZOO 4551C Dolphin Behavioral Ecology (4 credits)

SELECT 9 HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
SPC 4064 Public Speaking for Professionals (3 credits)
PHI 3640 Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
GEO 3372 Conservation of Natural Resources (3 credits)
STA 3164 Statistical Methods II (3 credits)
GIS 4048 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
PHI 2630 Critical Thinking: Ethical Issues (3 credits)
SYD 4510 Environment and Society (3 Credits)