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This program is particularly applicable for students who wish to take courses in both biology and geology. Students major in natural sciences, with a topical emphasis in marine science — freshwater science. Students completing this program have pursued graduate, health-related, and law degrees, as well as private and government consulting positions and nautical education. Students anticipating graduate study should plan their course selections carefully. Interested students should see biology professors FrauendorfÌýor McHugh, or geology professors Harpp, Harnik or Leventer.

Major Requirements

Required Courses

• BIOL 181Ìý-ÌýEvolution, Ecology, and Diversity
• GEOL 135Ìý-ÌýOceanography and the Environment
  
• BIOL 304Ìý-ÌýInvertebrate Zoology
  or
• GEOL 215Ìý-ÌýPaleontology of Marine Life

Two of the Following Courses

• BIOL 182Ìý-ÌýMolecules, Cells, and Genes
• BIOL 330Ìý-ÌýConservation Biology
• BIOL 335Ìý-ÌýFreshwater Ecology
• BIOL 340Ìý-ÌýMarine Biology

Two of the Following Courses

• GEOL 190/GEOL 190L - Evolution of Planet Earth Ìý
• GEOL 225Ìý-ÌýSedimentology and Surficial Processes
• GEOL 315Ìý-ÌýConservation Paleobiology
• GEOL 335Ìý-ÌýHydrology and Geomorphology
• GEOL 303Ìý-ÌýGeochemistry
• GEOL 420Ìý-ÌýSolid Earth Processes
• GEOL 450Ìý-ÌýPaleoclimatology

One 400-Level Research-Focused Course

• BIOL 478Ìý-ÌýAnimal Systematics, Phylogeny, and Diversity
• BIOL 491Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study
• GEOL 441Ìý-ÌýSenior Research Seminar
• GEOL 491Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study

Cognate Courses

One year of cognate courses (two courses) from one of the following departments: chemistry, mathematics, or physics, in addition toÌýCHEM 111Ìýor CHEM 101ÌýandÌýone of: CHEM 102Ìýor GEOL 253Ìýor ENST 345.

Field Experience

One field experience at a marine or freshwater science station. In consultation with their major advisers, students are encouraged to seek off-campus opportunities where they can be engaged in field work.

Additional Information

A semester's course equivalence (two or three courses such as marine ecology, aquatic ecology, geological oceanography, etc.) on an approved off-campus study program or at a marine or freshwater station may be substituted for some of the above courses when approved by an evaluating committee representing both the biology and geology departments. Students must petition the evaluating committee for approval once they are accepted at a marine or freshwater station, prior to actual enrollment in the courses.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division

For more information about the division,Ìýplease visit theÌýDivision of Natural Sciences and MathematicsÌýcatalogÌýpage.