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Marine Science (B.S.) 2009-2010 Catalog Year

Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
Attend an orientation session.
Sign an Advising Contract.

FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
1. Communication (6 hrs)
  1. ENC 1101 (3)
  2. ENC 1102 (3)
2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
  1. STA 2023 (3)
  2. MAC 2311 (4) recommended
3. Humanities (9 hrs)
  1. HUM 2510 (3)
4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
  1. BSC 1011C (4) recommended
  2. CHM 1045C (4) recommended
  3. CHM 1046C (4) recommended
  Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.

Common Prerequisites
- BSC 1011C General Biology w/Lab II (4) (GEP)
- CHM 1045C General Chemistry I w/Lab (GEP)
- CHM 1046C General Chemistry II w/Lab (4) (GEP)
- GLY 1000C Physical & Historical Geology (4)
- PHY 2053C College Physics I w/Lab (4)
- STA 2023 Statistical Methods (GEP)
- BSC 1010C General Biology w/Lab I (GEP) or PHY 2054C College Physics II w/ Lab (4) (GEP)
- MAC 2311 Calculus I (GEP) or STA 2122 Social Science Statistics (3) (GEP) or an advanced mathematics course

Required Courses in the Major (29-30 hrs)
- BSC 1010C General Biology w/Lab I (4) or an additional 3 credits from the Electives in the Major listed in #4c and d below.
- CHM 1084C Environmental Chemistry (4)
- GLY 4700C Coastal and Watershed Geology (3)
- IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
- ISC 3120 Scientific Process (3)
- OCB 4936 Senior Seminar in Marine Science (1)
- OCB 4633C Marine Ecology (3)
- OCC 4002C Marine Chemistry (3)
- OCE 3008C Oceanography (3)
- OCP 3002C Physical Oceanography (3)

Electives in the Major (23 hrs)
1. Select one of the following:
  - EVR 4910 Senior Project Research Environmental Studies (3)
  - EVR 4940 Internship in Environmental Studies (3)
2. Select 2 hours in any combination from the following:
  - BSC 4933* Current Topics (1)
  - EVR 4920* Current Topics (1)
  - ISC 4930* Current Topics (1)
3. Select 15 hours from the following:
  - EVS 4814 Environmental Toxicology (3)
  - GLY 3420C Tectonics and Marine Geology (3)
  - GLY 3603C Geobiology (3)
  - GLY 4074C Meteorology & Climatology (3)
  - GLY 4244C Biogeochemistry (3)
  - GLY 4574C Coastal & Estuarine Sediment Dynamics (3)
  - ISC 3145C Global Systems (3)
  - PCB 3043C General Ecology (3)
  - PCB 3414C Behavioral Ecology (3)
  - PCB 3460C Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Methods (3)
  - PCB 3463C Marine Eco Monitoring and Research Methods (3)
  - PCB 4303C Limnology/Wetlands (3)
  - STA 3163 Applied Statistics (3)
  - ZOO 3205C Invertebrate Zoology (3)
  - ZOO 4454C Ichthyology (3)
4. Select 3 hours from the following:
  - BCH/BSC/EVR/EVS/GLY/MAP/PCB/PHY/ZOO 3000-4999 — Upper division elective from any science/math major (3)

A minimum of 120 credit hours.
A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories: common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better.