I. Core Courses:
All students considering applying to a graduate program in Marine Science/Oceanography should take the following general courses as an undergraduate:
| Courses: | Example (+Semester Credits): |
| 1 year of General Biology | Fundamentals of Biology (3
cr) and Fundamentals of Botany (3 cr) or Fundamentals of Zoology (3 cr) |
| 1 year of General Chemistry | General Chemistry I + Lab
(3 + 1 cr) General Chemistry II + Lab (3 + 1 cr) |
| 1 year of General Physics | General Physics I + Lab (3
+ 1 cr) General Physics II + Lab (3 + 1 cr) |
| 1 year of General Geology | Physical Geology (3 cr) Earth History |
| 1 year of General Calculus | Elementary Calculus I (3 cr) Elementary Calculus II (3 cr) |
II. Specialization Courses:
In addition to the general courses, students should take 15-18 credit hours of the following specialization courses in one of the basic sciences list below:
| Biology | Chemistry | Geology | Physics | ||
Genetics Cell Biology Prin of EcologyAnimal PhysiologyOrg Chem Fund. of Botany MycologyMarine BotanyIntro to Micro App & Envir Micro Comp Vert Anatomy Invert Zoology Mar Animal Ecol Icthyology Biol of the Echin |
Intro Inorg ChemElem Anal Chem Organ Chem I Org Chem ILab Org Chem II Lab Elem Phys Chem I Elem Phys Chem II Intro Biochem Intro Biochem Lab Meth Chem Inves Biomolecules Adv. Inorg Chem Radiochem Instrum Ana |
Invert Paleontol Struc Geol Depos Syst Marine Geol Mineralogy Sedimentol Geochemistry Strat/Pet Geol Surficial Geol Economic Geol Petrology Anal Tech Geol Geomorphology Geophysics |
Modern Physics Intermediate Physics Lab Advanced Physics Lab Mechanics I and II Electricity and Magnetism I and II Quantum Mechanics Physics Seminar Undergraduate Research Calculus III Differential Equations |
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III. Additional Suggested Courses for Marine Resource Assessment Applicants
- 2 semesters of Statistics
