Students majoring in departments other than EEBI who wish to complete a minor in Marine Biology will need to complete both marine science coursework as well as supporting coursework totaling 22-24 credits both in and outside the department.   Coursework to be completed at the marine field station must be approved for transfer credit by the Marine Biology advisor before they are taken at the marine field station.

Students majoring in departments other than Ecology and Evolutionary Biology who minor in Marine Biology will complete:

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
EBIO 1010 & EBIO 1015	Diversity of Life and Diversity of Life Lab	4
EBIO 1020	Mechanisms of Life	3
or CELL 1010	Intro to Cell & Molec Biology
EBIO 2100	Marine Biology (offered only in the spring semester)	3
EBIO 3040	General Ecology (offered only in the fall semester)	3
EBIO 4250 & EBIO 4251	Biology of Marine Invertebrates and Biology of Marine Invertebrates Lab *	3-4
or EBIO 2230	Oceanography
or EBIO 4280 & EBIO 4281	Ichthyology and Ichthyology Lab
Select one lecture or lab/field elective course 1		3-4
Select summer course at approved marine station 1, 2		3
Total Credit Hours		22-24

*

EBIO 4250 Biology of Marine Invertebrates (4 c.h.) & EBIO 4251 Biology of Marine Invertebrates Lab (0 c.h.) are only offered in the fall semester of odd-numbered years. EBIO 2230 Oceanography (3 c.h.) is offered only in the spring semester. EBIO 4280 Ichthyology (4 c.h.) & EBIO 4281 Ichthyology Lab (0 c.h.) are only offered in the fall semester of even-numbered years.

¹

Select courses outside of EEB are approved for substitution of this requirement. See departmental website or contact the Marine Biology Advisor for a list of these approved courses.

²

The course to be completed at the marine field station must be pre-approved for transfer credit by the Marine Biology Advisor before students register for the course. Please contact the Marine Biology Advisor for assistance in finding and selecting an appropriate station/course.