The university promotes an integrated approach to marine science education and research to prepare students for rewarding academic and professional careers. This major, offered cooperatively with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, lets students tailor a curriculum that suits their interests and career goals.

The curriculum provides the core scientific and quantitative skills necessary for success. Lower-division courses build a strong foundation in basic sciences and math while upper-division courses provide opportunity for specialization. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) complete an upper-division core that integrates the physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering. They work closely with a faculty advisor to create an individualized curriculum of at least 12 credits of approved electives; this plan must be approved by the program's undergraduate coordinator before the student has earned 70 credits.

Requirements for the Major

The major requires 63-67 credits of coursework completed with minimum grades of C. At least 30 credits of coursework in the major must be completed at UF.

Required Coursework

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Foundation Coursework		34-37
BSC 2010 & 2010L	Integrated Principles of Biology 1 and Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory
BSC 2011 & 2011L	Integrated Principles of Biology 2 and Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory 2
CHM 2045 & 2045L	General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 2046 & 2046L	General Chemistry 2 and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory
MAC 2311	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
MAC 2312	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
or STA 2023	Introduction to Statistics 1
OCE 1001	Introduction to Oceanography
Select one:
Option One
PHY 2053 & 2053L	Physics 1 and Laboratory for PHY 2053
PHY 2054 & 2054L	Physics 2 and Laboratory for PHY 2054
Option Two
PHY 2048 & 2048L	Physics with Calculus 1 and Laboratory for PHY 2048
PHY 2049 & 2049L	Physics with Calculus 2 and Laboratory for PHY 2049
Marine Sciences Major Core Courses		13-14
GLY 3083C	Fundamentals of Marine Sciences
GLY 4726	Chemical Oceanography
PCB 4460	Biodiversity and Ecology Field Immersion
or FAS 4270	Marine Ecological Processes
ZOO 4403C	Marine Biology
Marine Sciences Major Electives		15-16
Approved marine sciences electives (12) ¹
Marine sciences core elective (3-4)
Total Credits		62-67

¹: 12 credits of approved marine sciences electives, approved by the undergraduate coordinator before the student has earned 70 credits. Electives may be chosen from the Approved Electives tab.

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