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Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine
Biology
A. General Education Requirements
Foundations Requirements:
· Written Communications, 1 course
· Global & Multicultural Perspectives,
2 courses
Diversification Requirements:
· Arts and Humanities, 2 courses
· Social Sciences, 2 courses
B. Major Requirements (C Grade minimum)
Biology Core Courses:
· BIOL 171 & 171L Introduction
to Biology I & Lab, 3/1 credits · BIOL 172 & 172L Introduction
to Biology II & Lab, 3/1 credits · BIOL 265 & 265L Ecology &
Evolution Biology & Lab, 3/1 credits · BIOL 275 & 275L Cell &
Molecular Biology & Lab, 3/1 credits · BIOL 375 & 375L Concepts
of Genetics & Lab, 3/1 credits
Additional Required Courses
· OCN 201 Science of the Sea, 3
credits · BIOL 301 & 301L
Marine Ecology & Evolution, 4 credits (new
course) · ZOOL 439 Animal Ecology, 3 credits
· BOT 480 Algal Diversity
& Evolution, 4 credits · ZOOL 475 & 475L Biology of
Invertebrates, 3/2 credits · BIOL 402 or BIOC 441 Biochemistry,
4 credits · MICR 401 & 401L Marine Microbiology,
3/1 credits (new course)
Field Problems in Marine Biology
(BIOL 403, 4 credits) (new
course) · Directed research credits can
be substituted with approval
Directed Research: minimum
2 credits (see details)
Capstone Course
· Advanced Topics in Marine Biology
(BIOL 404) 3 credits (new
course)
Elective Courses –
6 credits from the courses below: · BIOL 331 Marine Mammal Biology
· BOT 351 Inside Tropical Ecosystems
· BOT 456 Plant-Animal Interactions
· BOT 470 & 470L Principles
of Plant Physiology/Lab · BOT 482 & 482L Adaptations
of Plants to Marine Environment · MICR 485 Microbes and Their
Environment
· MICR 490 & 490L Animal Virology/Lab
· OCN 310 & 310L Global Environment
Change · OCN 331 Living Resources of the
Sea · OCN 450 Aquaculture Production
· ZOOL 306 & 306L Ethology/Lab
· ZOOL 320 & 320L Vertebrate
Zoology/Lab · ZOOL 340 & 340L Parasitology/Lab
· ZOOL 410 Corals and Coral Reefs ·
ZOOL 420 Developmental Biology · ZOOL 430 & 430L Animal Physiology/Lab
· ZOOL 432 Comparative Physiology
· ZOOL 439L Animal Ecology Lab
· ZOOL 465 & 465L General Ichthyology
· ZOOL 466 Fisheries Science
· ZOOL 467 Ecology of Fishes
· ZOOL 470 & 470L Limnology/Lab
· ZOOL 480 Animal Evolution
C. Related Requirements (“C”
grade minimum) · 1 Year Calculus:
MATH
215 and 216 or Math 241 & 242 · 1 Statistics course:
ECON
321 · 1 Year General Chemistry:
CHEM
161 & 161L and 162 & 162L
· 1 Year Organic Chemistry: CHEM
272 & 272L and 273 · 1 Year Physics:
PHYS 151 &
151L and 152 & 152L
D. Graduation Requirements
· Overall GPA > 2.5 · 5 Writing Intensive courses
(Biol 172L, 375L 404)
· Ethical Issues, 1 course
· Hawaiian Asian and Pacific Issues,
1 course · Oral Communications 1 course
(BIOL 399) · 2 years Hawaiian/Second language
· Upper-division credits, 60 credits
minimum
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