A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Total credits (published)
- 63-70
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 199120
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_199120_18afd811
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Geoscience Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Core Requirements
major core · 18 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select four fundamentals courses (at least one with a lab)Not resolved to a course13
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- As published: “Groundwater Hydrology”3
- Select three EMES specialization courses numbered 300 and higherNot resolved to a course9-12
- Six credits of a capstone experience:Not resolved to a course6
- As published: “Undergraduate Research in Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences (6 credit hours total)”1-3
- EMES 485& EMES 486Summer Field Course in Geologyand Summer Field Course in GeologyNot resolved to a course
- EMES 691H& EMES 692HHonors in Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciencesand Honors in Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesNot resolved to a course
Additional Requirements
6 items
- CHEM 101& 101LGeneral Descriptive Chemistry Iand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I H, FNot resolved to a course4
- CHEM 102& 102LGeneral Descriptive Chemistry IIand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II H, FNot resolved to a course4
- As published: “Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H, F”4
- As published: “Calculus of Functions of One Variable II H, F”4
- As published: “General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences F”or: PHYS 118 Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity4
- Select two of the following options:Not resolved to a course6-8
BIOL 101/101L or BIOL 101/102L
1 item
- As published: “Introduction to Programming H”or: COMP 116 Introduction to Scientific Programming3
Any MATH above MATH 232 or MATH 210
0 items
STOR 120, 151, or 155
1 item
- As published: “General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences F”or: PHYS 119 Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta4
Marine Biology and Ecology Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Core Requirements
major core · 30 items
- EMES 103& 103LThe Marine Environmentand The Marine Environment Laboratory FNot resolved to a courseor: EMES 202 Oceanography3-4
- 3
- or: BIOL 250 Evolutionary Biologyor: BIOL 260 Introduction to Ecology3
- Select four fundamentals courses (at least one with a lab) 1Not resolved to a course13
- 3
- As published: “Marine Life in a Fluid World Laboratory 1”1
- 3
- As published: “Marine Physiological Ecology 1”3
- 3
- As published: “Marine Biology Lab 1”1
- 3
- As published: “Microbial Ecological Genomics 1”3
- As published: “Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 1”4
- As published: “Biogeochemical Processes 1”4
- As published: “Human Impacts on Estuarine Ecosystems 1”4
- BIOL 462/EMES 440Marine EcologyNot resolved to a course
- 4
- As published: “Quantitative Ecology 1”3
- Select four EMES specialization courses numbered 300 and higherNot resolved to a course12-16
- Three credits of a Applied Learning Experience:Not resolved to a course3
- 1-3
- 1-4
- 4
- 3
- EMES 442& 442LMarine Biologyand Marine Biology LabNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 4
- EMES 691H& EMES 692HHonors in Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciencesand Honors in Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems (with permission based on topic)”3
Additional Requirements
6 items
- CHEM 101& 101LGeneral Descriptive Chemistry Iand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I H, FNot resolved to a course4
- CHEM 102& 102LGeneral Descriptive Chemistry IIand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II H, FNot resolved to a course4
- As published: “Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H, F”4
- As published: “Calculus of Functions of One Variable II H, F”4
- As published: “General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences F”or: PHYS 118 Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity4
- Select two of the following options:Not resolved to a course6-8
BIOL 101/101L or BIOL 101/102L
1 item
- As published: “Introduction to Programming H”or: COMP 116 Introduction to Scientific Programming3
Any MATH above MATH 232 or MATH 210
0 items
STOR 120, 151, or 155
1 item
- As published: “General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences F”or: PHYS 119 Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta4
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