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1. Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography (47-52 credits)

Required Courses (35-36)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4) or  01:160:315-316  Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4) or  01:160:209  Elementary Organic Chemistry (3) and 01:694:301/11:115:301  Introductory Biochemistry (3) and  01:694:313/11:115:313  Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory (1)

01:447:380  Genetics (4) or  11:776:305  Plant Genetics (4)

01:640:1__,1__ Two semesters of calculus (4,4)

01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or  01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) and  01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1)

11:216:351  Principles of Ecology (3 ) and  11:216:352 Principles of Ecology Laboratory (1)

11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4)

01:146:356  Systems Physiology (3) and  01:146:357  Systems Physiology Laboratory (1) 

11:216:360  Animal Physiological Ecology (3) 

11:776:382  Plant Physiology (4)

One of the following (3-4):

11:216:323  Ornithology (4)

11:216:324  Invertebrate Zoology (4)

11:216:325  Vertebrate Zoology (4)

11:628:321  Ichthyology (4)

11:680:390  General Microbiology (4)

11:776:400  Fungi in the Environment (3)

One of the following (3-4):

11:216:240  Behavioral Biology (4)

11:216:486  Principles of Evolution (3)

11:628:405  Molecular Oceanography (3)

11:628:410  Biophysical Interactions: From Barnacles to Jellyfish (3)

11:628:476  History of the Earth System (3)

11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)

At least 3 credits from the following (3-4):

11:628:303  Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry (3)

11:628:304  Coral Reef Ecology (3) or  11:628:305  Tropical Marine Conservation (4) or 01:959:320  Study Abroad Cayman Island

11:628:307  Communicating Ocean Science (3)

11:628:317  Aquaculture (3)

11:628:340  Identification of Marine Invertebrates (2)

11:628:341  Hydrothermal Vents (3)

11:628:342  Marine Conservation (3)

11:628:451  Physical Oceanography (4)

11:628:472  Chemical Oceanography (4)

2. Marine Chemistry (54.5-57.5 credits)

Required courses (48.5-52.5)

01:160:251 Analytical Chemistry (3)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4) or  01:160:315-316  Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4)

01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

01:160:327-328  Physical Chemistry (4,4) or  01:160:341-342  Physical Chemistry of Biochemical Systems (3,3)

01:160:329  Experimental Physical Chemistry (2.5)

01:160:348  Instrumental Analysis (3)

01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)

01:640:251  Multivariable Calculus (4)

01:750:201-202  Extended General Physics (5,5) or  01:750:203-204 General Physics (3,3) and  01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1) or equivalent

11:628:472  Chemical Oceanography (4)

At least 3 credits from the following (3-5):

11:628:303  Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry (3)

11:628:304  Coral Reef Ecology (3) or  11:628:305  Tropical Marine Conservation (4) or 01:959:320  Study Abroad Cayman Island

11:628:317  Aquaculture (3)

11:628:340  Identification of Marine Invertebrates (2)

11:628:341  Hydrothermal Vents (3)

11:628:342  Marine Conservation (3)

11:628:405  Molecular Oceanography (3)

11:628:410  Biophysical Interactions: From Barnacles to Jellyfish (4)

11:628:451  Physical Oceanography (4)

11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4)

One of the following (3-4)

01:160:439  Physical Chemistry of the Environment (3)

01:460:101  Introductory Geology: Physical (3)

01:460:304  Introduction to Geochemistry (4)

01:460:417  Environmental Geochemistry (3)

11:375:444  Water Chemistry (3)

11:670:323  Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3)

11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)

3. Marine Geology (52-61 credits)

Required courses (42-50)

01:460:101  Introductory Geology: Physical (4)

01:460:306  Introduction to Geophysics (4)

01:460:211  Fundamentals of Sedimentary Geology (4) or  01:460:340  Sedimentology (4) and  01:460:341 Stratigraphy (4)

01:460:210  Fundamentals of Mineralogy and Petrology (4) or  01:460:301  Mineralogy (4) and  01:460:302  Petrology (4)

01:460:306  Introduction to Geophysics (4)

01:460:451  Marine Geology (3)

01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)

01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or  01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) and  01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1)

One of the following courses (4):

11:628:451  Physical Oceanography (4)

11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4)

11:628:472  Chemical Oceanography (4)

One of the following (3-4):

01:460:303  Paleontology (4)

01:460:304  Introduction to Geochemistry (4)

01:460:407  Structural Geology (4)

01:460:402  Ore Deposits (3)

01:460:428  Hydrogeology (3)

01:460:453  Paleoecology (3)

An adviser-approved equivalent

One of the following (3):

01:450:417  Coastal Geomorphology (3)

01:460:417  Environmental Geochemistry (3)

11:628:476  History of the Earth System (3)

11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)

An adviser-approved equivalent

4. Physical Oceanography (45-50 credits)

Required courses (33-37)

01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)

01:640:251  Multivariable Calculus (4)

01:640:252  Elementary Differential Equations (3) or  01:640:244  Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4)

01:460:373  Numerical Analysis (3) or  01:198:323  Numerical Analysis and Computing (4)

01:750:201-202  Extended General Physics (5,5) or  01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) and  01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1) or equivalent

11:628:451  Physical Oceanography (4)

14:440:127  Introduction to Computers for Engineers (3) or 11:670:212  Computational Methods for Meteorology (3)

Four of the following courses, with at least one from each group (12-13):

Group A

01:640:250  Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)

01:640:421  Advanced Calculus for Engineers (3)

14:650:312  Fluid Mechanics (3)

Group B

11:628:410  Biophysical Interactions: from Barnacles to Jellyfish (3)

11:628:452  Geophysical Data Analysis (3)

11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4) or  11:628:472  Chemical Oceanography (4)

11:670:323  Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3)

11:670:324  Dynamics of the Oceans and Atmosphere (3)

11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)