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Marine Biology Major - Florida Institution of Technology Track

Note: In addition to completing the following required courses, students must fulfill the General Education Requirements. Major requirements and/or General Education Requirements may be changed by official action of the faculty.

Under “Recommended Sequence” below, a number indicates the year during which it is recommended that the course be taken (i.e., 1-first year; 2-second year, etc.); a letter indicates that the course should be taken during a particular semester (i.e., F-Fall; S-Spring). This is a recommended sequence which will be individualized based on the course rotation schedule and in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Required courses

Waynesburg University courses which are prerequisites for the Florida Institute of Technology program:

Department

Course Number

Credits

Course Title

Recommended Sequence Year/Semester

BIO

121

4

Principles of Biology I

1F

BIO

122

4

Principles of Biology II

1S

BIO

201

4

Invertebrate Zoology

2F

BIO

202

4

Vertebrate Zoology

2S

BIO

215

4

Microbiology

2S

BIO

305

4

Ecology

3F

BIO

321

3

Biochemistry I

3F

BIO

321L

1

Biochemistry Lab

3F

CHE

121

3

General Chemistry I

1F

CHE

121L

1

Laboratory for General Chemistry I

1F

CHE

122

3

General Chemistry II

2S

CHE

122L

1

Laboratory for General Chemistry II

2S

CHE

211

4

Organic Chemistry I

2F

CHE

212

4

Organic Chemistry II

2S

COM 228 3 Business and Professional Speaking 3

MAT

205

4

Functions and Trigonometry

1F

MAT

211

4

Calculus I

1S

PHY

201

4

Introductory Physics I

3F

PHY

202

4

Introductory Physics II

3S

There are 63 credits required on the Waynesburg University Campus for this major. Requirements at Florida Institute of Technology must also be met. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.

Florida Institution of Technology Courses

Department/Course Number

Credits

Course Title

Summer

 

 

Field Courses – Strongly recommend one of the following:

 

 

BIO 2955

 

Field Biology and Ecology – Coral Reefs

BIO 2925

 

Field Biology and Ecology – Africa

BIO 2935

 

Field Biology and Ecology – Smoky Mountains

BIO 2945

 

Field Biology and Ecology – Rockies

BIO 3935

 

Ecology of Tropical Ecosystems – Belize or Costa Rica

Senior Fall

 

 

BIO 4710

4

Marine Biology

BIO

3-4

Biology elective (see below)

COM 2223

3

Scientific and Technical Communication *

BIO 3801

3

Biometry

Recommended:

 

 

BIO 4530

4

Biology of Fishes

BIO 4991

3

Undergraduate Research

BIO 5025

3

Ecology: Salt Marsh and Mangrove

BIO 5040

4

Marine Mammalogy

Spring

 

 

BIO 4720

4

Marine Ecology

BIO

3-4

Biology elective (see below)

BIO

3-4

Biology elective (see below)

BIO

3-4

Biology elective (see below)

Recommended:

 

 

BIO 3625

3

Molluscan Aquaculture

BIO 4601

3

Coral Fish Ecology

BIO 3220

4

Developmental Biology

BIO 4110

4

Biochemistry II

BIO 4992

3

Undergraduate Research **

BIO 5010

4

Ichthyology

BIO 5045

4

Reproduction and Recruitment of Marine Fishes

BIO 5050

3

Molluscan Biology

BIO 5060

3

Biology and Ecology of Seagrass

Florida Institute of Technology Total

16-30 credits

 

Total

124-128 credits

 

* NOTE: Students may need an additional elective at some point in the 4-year program to meet the Waynesburg University requirement of 124 credits.