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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, geology professors Harpp, Harnik or Leventer, or environmental studies professor Ury.
Major Requirements
Required Courses
- BIOL 181Ìý-ÌýEvolution, Ecology, and Diversity
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GEOL 135Ìý-ÌýOceanography and the Environment
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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
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- GEOL 225Ìý-ÌýSedimentology and Surficial Processes
- GEOL 315Ìý-ÌýConservation Paleobiology
- GEOL 335Ìý-ÌýHydrology and Geomorphology
- GEOL 303Ìý-ÌýGeochemistry
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- GEOL 420Ìý-ÌýSolid Earth Processes
- GEOL 450Ìý-ÌýPaleoclimatology
One 400-Level Research-Focused Course
- BIOL 478Ìý-ÌýAnimal Systematics & Phylogeny
- BIOL 487Ìý-ÌýAdvanced Aquatic Ecology
- BIOL 491Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study
- GEOL 441Ìý-ÌýSenior Research Seminar
- GEOL 491Ìý-ÌýIndependent Study
Cognate Courses
- CHEM 111, or CHEM 101 and eitherÌýCHEM 102 or GEOL 253.
- An additional year of cognate courses (two courses) in chemistry or one year of cognate courses (two courses) from mathematics or physics. Ìýmay be substituted for Ìýas one of two courses in mathematics.
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.
Honors and High Honors
Following consultation with his or her research/capstone adviser and the director of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, a student may be allowed to stand for honors in Natural Sciences following the regulations in the research/capstone adviser's department or program. The awarding of honors will be decided by faculty members from all departments or programs involved in the student's topical concentration in Natural Sciences and must be approved by the director of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division
For more information about the division,Ìýplease visit theÌýÌýcatalogÌýpage.