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Marine Science Minor

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA

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Program
Award
Minor
Credits (computed from items)
111-127
Catalog edition
2025-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216010
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216010_92ef4d0e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

19 crs.

0 items

    Required Core Courses (7 crs.)

    2 items
    1. BIOL 162
      Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity Credits: 4
      As published: “Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity”
      4
    2. ESSC 220
      Oceanography Credits: 3
      As published: “Oceanography”
      3

    Foundations of Marine Science (6 crs.)

    6 items
    1. BIOL 190
      General Education Special Topics Credits: 3
      As published: “General Education Special Topics”
      3
    2. BIOL 205
      Marine Biology Credits: 3
      As published: “Marine Biology”
      3
    3. BIOL 245
      Marine Ecology Credits: 3
      As published: “Marine Ecology”
      3
    4. ESSC 190
      General Education Special Topics Credits: 3
      As published: “General Education Special Topics”
      3
    5. ESSC 212
      Historical Geology Credits: 3
      As published: “Historical Geology”
      3
    6. ESSC 340
      Marine Geology Credits: 3
      As published: “Marine Geology”
      3

    Advanced Marine Geoscience or Marine Biology (3 crs.)

    23 items
    1. BIOL 315
      Marine Invertebrates Credits: 3
      As published: “Marine Invertebrates”
      3
    2. BIOL 320
      Marine Botany Credits: 3
      As published: “Marine Botany”
      3
    3. BIOL 391
      Biology Internship I Credits: 1-3
      As published: “Biology Internship I”
      1-3
    4. BIOL 392
      Biology Internship II Credits: 1-3
      As published: “Biology Internship II”
      1-3
    5. BIOL 393
      Selected Topics in Biology Credits: 1-3
      As published: “Selected Topics in Biology”
      1-3
    6. BIOL 397
      Introduction to Research Credits: 3
      As published: “Introduction to Research”
      3
    7. BIOL 398
      Research II Credits: 3
      As published: “Research II”
      3
    8. BIOL 401
      Coral Reef Ecology Credits: 3
      As published: “Coral Reef Ecology”
      3
    9. BIOL 413
      Marine Ichthyology Credits: 3
      As published: “Marine Ichthyology”
      3
    10. BIOL 417
      Herpetology Credits: 3
      As published: “Herpetology”
      3
    11. BIOL 442
      Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3
      As published: “Aquatic Ecology”
      3
    12. BIOL 444
      Conservation Biology Credits: 3
      As published: “Conservation Biology”
      3
    13. BIO 547
      Wetland Ecology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. ESSC 397
      Introduction to Research Credits: 3
      As published: “Introduction to Research”
      3
    15. ESSC 404
      Applied Weather and Climate Credits: 3
      As published: “Applied Weather and Climate”
      3
    16. ESSC 410
      Sedimentary Geology and Paleoenvironments Credits: 3
      As published: “Sedimentary Geology and Paleoenvironments”
      3
    17. ESSC 451
      Coastal Environmental Oceanography Credits: 3
      As published: “Coastal Environmental Oceanography”
      3
    18. ESSC 490
      Selected Topics in Earth Science Credits: 1-3
      As published: “Selected Topics in Earth Science”
      1-3
    19. GEOG 203
      Climate, Energy, and Sustainability Credits: 3
      As published: “Climate, Energy, and Sustainability”
      3
    20. GEOG 332
      Field Methods in Oceanography Credits: 3
      As published: “Field Methods in Oceanography”
      3
    21. GEOG 336
      Coastal Geomorphology Credits: 3
      As published: “Coastal Geomorphology”
      3
    22. GEOG 360
      Internship in Geography I Credits: 3
      As published: “Internship in Geography I”
      3
    23. GEOG 450
      Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3
      As published: “Geography-Geology Field Studies”
      1-3

    Marine Science Capstone (3 crs.)

    0 items

      Option A: Course-Based Capstone

      4 items
      1. ESSC 451
        Coastal Environmental Oceanography Credits: 3
        As published: “Coastal Environmental Oceanography”
        3
      2. GEOG 450
        Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3
        As published: “Geography-Geology Field Studies”
        1-3
      3. BIOL 401
        Coral Reef Ecology Credits: 3
        As published: “Coral Reef Ecology”
        3
      4. BIOL 547
        Wetland Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Option B: Research-Based Capstone

      4 items
      1. ESSC 397
        Introduction to Research Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Research”
        3
      2. ESSC 475
        Problems in the Marine Science Environment Credits: 3
        As published: “Problems in the Marine Science Environment”
        3
      3. BIOL 397
        Introduction to Research Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Research”
        3
      4. BIOL 398
        Research II Credits: 3
        As published: “Research II”
        3

      Option C: Internship-Based Capstone

      3 items
      1. GEOG 360
        Internship in Geography I Credits: 3
        As published: “Internship in Geography I”
        3
      2. BIOL 391
        Biology Internship I Credits: 1-3
        As published: “Biology Internship I”
        1-3
      3. BIOL 392
        Biology Internship II Credits: 1-3
        As published: “Biology Internship II”
        1-3

      Notes

      2 items
      1. Students must complete 6 or more credits at the 300 or 400 level
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Students must complete 6 or more credits at Chincoteague Bay Field Station
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2025-2027 — https://catalog.ship.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=24&poid=4672. Captured page pages/0167.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.