Marine Biology B.S.

Alabama State University, through affiliation with the Marine and Environmental Sciences Consortium, offers a major in Marine Biology designed for those students interested in this area. Students pursuing this program are required to complete the general college requirements and a minimum of 16 semester hours of Marine Science courses. The courses in Marine Biology are offered only at Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, located on Dauphin Island, Ala.

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131English Composition I

3

ENG 132English Composition II

3

Or

ENG 140English Composition Honors

3

ENG 141English Composition Honors

3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required
HUM 103Humanities Through the African American Experience

3

ENG 209Intro to Literature

3

ENG 210Intro to Literature

3

HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

ENG 209 and ENG 210: Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Choose one of the following:
ART 131Art Appreciation

3

MUS 121Music Appreciation

3

THE 111Intro to Theatre Arts

3

Humanities Electives: (choose one of the following)**

HUM 101Interdisciplinary Humanities

3

HUM 102Interdisciplinary Humanities

3

CMS 200Voice and Diction

3

CMS 205Public Speaking

3

PHL 210Logical Reasoning

3

**Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)

(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)
BIO 127General Bio Lecture

3

BIO 128General Bio Lecture

3

(B) Mathematics (5 hours)
MAT 165Pre-Calculus Trig

3

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:
GEO 206World Geography

3

HIS 131World History

3

HIS 132World History

3

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**
ANT 113Soc Around the World

3

ECO 251Prin of Economics I

3

ECO 254Introd to Economics

3

POS 207American Government

3

PSY 251General Psychology

3

SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3

**Students satisfying the six-semester hour history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete only three semester hours of the English literature sequence (ENG 209 or ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses (19 hours)

CHE 141General College Chemistry I (lab included)

4

CHE 142General College Chemistry II (lab included)

4

PHY 206College Physics I

4

PHY 207College Physics II

4

Choose one of the following courses:

CIS 205Intro to Comp. Info. Systems

3

Or

CSC 210Intro to Computer Science

3

BIO 240General Zoology

4

BIO 241General Botany

4

BIO 305Population Bio & Evol

3

BIO 310Ecology

4

BIO 323General Microbiology

4

BIO 337Cell Biology

4

BIO 350Bio. Techniq. & Instrumentatio

4

BIO 420Molecular Bio & Genetics

4

BIO 433Marine Biology

4

BIO 438Marine Ecology

4

BIO 450Seminar in Biology

1

Required Support Courses (10 hours)

*In lieu of this requirement, Biology and Secondary Education majors must choose advisor approved education courses.

CHE 211Organic Chemistry I

5

CHE 212Organic Chemistry II

5

CHE 421Biochemistry I

4

Total Credit Hours: 125