Marine Biology BS
The marine biology curriculum fulfills basic requirements for admission into graduate and professional schools. It also may serve as a terminal degree, with which to enter the job market. The program includes a laboratory field experience. To participate in any field experience, a student must have earned a 2.25 in biology course work and be in good academic standing.
Admission requirements
For matriculation in the marine biology curriculum, successful completion of secondary school courses in elementary algebra and plane geometry and a year of sciences are required.
Degree Plan
NOTE: All students are required to complete the General Education Requirements of their campus in fulfillment of their Bachelor degree requirements. [Florham Campus students are required to take SPCH 1107 Fundamentals of Speech and PHIL1440 Bio-Medical Ethics as part of their general education requirements]
Semesters 1 and 2
- BIOL1221, BIOL1222 Biological Diversity and Laboratory
- BIOL1223 Biological Diversity Recitation
- BIOL1233, BIOL1234 Introduction to Molecules, Cells and Genes and Laboratory
- BIOL1235 Molecules, Cells & Genes Recitation
Semester 3 and 4
- MBIO2209, MBIO2219 Introduction to Marine Biology and Laboratory
- BIOL2300 Experimental Design
- BIOL3100, BIOL3101 Genetics and Laboratory
- ENVR2111/ENVR2112 Oceanography & Lab
Semesters 5 and 6
- BIOL3050, BIOL3051 Molecular Cell Biology & Laboratory
- MBIO3201 Aquatic Vegetation
- MBIO3401 Marine Invertebrates
- MBIO3701 Marine Ecology
- MBIO3901 Marine Vertebrates
Semesters 7 and 8
- MBIO3650/MBIO3651 Physiology Marine Animals
- BIOL4405 Ethics in Science
- BIOL4950 Biology Seminar
- BIOL3380/BIOL3381 Animal Behavior & Lab
- ENVR6706 Applied Principles of Geographic Information Systems
- CHEM3281 Biochemistry I
Ecology and Environmental Biology Concentration
Semesters 7 and 8
- BIOL3___/4___ Biology Elective I
- BIOL3___/4___ Biology Elective II
- BIOL4405 Ethics in Science
- BIOL3___/4___ Biology Elective III
- BIOL3___/4___ Biology Elective IV
- BIOL3___/4___ Biology Elective V
- BIOL4950 Biology Seminar
Common Cognate Requirements
Semesters 1 and 2
- CHEM1201, CHEM1203 General Chemistry I and Laboratory
- CHEM1202, CHEM1204 General Chemistry II and Laboratory
Semesters 3 and 4
- CHEM2261, CHEM2263 Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory
- CHEM2262, CHEM2264 Organic Chemistry II and Laboratory
Semesters 7 and 8
- PHYS2203 / PHYS2201 University Physics I Lecture and Laboratory
- PHYS2204 / PHYS2202 University Physics II Lecture and Laboratory
A total of eighteen (15) marine biology credits are taken during the spring semester. A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation.