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Section One

Academic Calendar

The Texas A&M University System and University Administration

General Information

University Core Curriculum

Degree Information

Admission

Academic Fresh Start Policy

Course Credit and Testing

Registration and Academic Status

Grading System

Grade Reports

Section Two

Tuition, Fees and Other Financial Information

Student Financial Aid

Student Services

Student Life (Housing and Activities)

Corps of Cadets

Section Four

Course Descriptions

Section Five

Faculty

Section Six

Texas Common Course Numbering System

 

 

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Welcome to the Texas A&M University at Galveston
2007 - 2008 Catalog No. 130

Section Three

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Academic Curricula (Undergraduate)

Marine Biology
Marine Biology/Biomedical Sciences Certificate Program
Marine Fisheries
Marine Engineering Technology
Marine Sciences

Marine Transportation
Maritime Administration
Maritime Studies
Maritime Systems Engineering
Ocean and Coastal Resources
University Studies (Marine Environmental Law and Policy)
Teacher Certification

Graduate Studies

Academic Curricula (Undergraduate)

Curriculum in Marine Biology (MARB) 

The Department of Marine Biology offers these three degree programs: Marine Biology (MARB), Marine Biology License Option (MARB/LO) and Marine Fisheries (MARF). These curricula are subject to the following rules and requirements: 

The student shall have earned at least a grade of C in BIOL 111 and 112. Students may not advance to BIOL 112 until a grade or C of better is earned in 111. 

Transfer students must have a minimum GPR of 2.25 or approval of the MARB Department Head to be admitted to the Department. Transfer students with the required courses who meet the criteria listed above may be admitted directly into the MARB, MARB/LO and MARF degree programs. 

Preference for available seats in courses in the Department will be given to students who have been admitted to the degree program. If additional spaces are available, students from other departments for whom courses in the Department are on their program of study, and who meet the course prerequisites, may be enrolled. 

It is the student’s responsibility to satisfactorily complete prerequisite coursework before enrolling in more advanced courses. 

The Marine Biology program provides an excellent education in the biological sciences through studies undertaken in a unique coastal environment. The curriculum offers broad training in general biology, while emphasizing the local flora and fauna in estuaries and the marine environment. Students receive hands-on field sampling experience as well as internship opportunities.  

Through a partnership with the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, students in the Marine Biology curriculum may pursue a Certificate in Biomedical Sciences. 

Students majoring in Marine Biology can be eligible for a secondary teaching field in Life Sciences pending a passing score on the state certification test (ExCET). See the Teacher Certification section of this catalog. 

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester

(Th-Pr)

Cr

BIOL 111

Introductory Biology I†

(3-3)

4

CHEM 101

Fundamentals of Chemistry I

(3-0)

3

CHEM 111

Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I

(0-3)

1

HIST

American History Requirement‡‡

(3-0)

3

MARB 101

 Succeeding in Science† (except transfer students)

(1-0)

1

MATH 151

Engineering Math

(3-0)

4

 

Total Hours

 

16

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester

 

 

BIOL 112

Introductory Biology II†

(3-3)

4

CHEM 102

Fundamentals of Chemistry II

(3-0)

3

CHEM 112

Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory II

(0-3)

1

ENGL 104

Composition and Rhetoric

(3-0)

3

HIST

American History Requirement‡‡

(3-0)

3

MATH 166

Topics in Contemporary Math‡

(3-0)

3

 

Total Hours

 

17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall Semester

 

 

CHEM 227

Organic Chemistry I

(3-0)

3

CHEM 237

Organic Chemistry Lab I

(0-3)

1

KINE 198

Health and Fitness Activity

(0-2)

1

MARB 315

Natural History of Vertebrates†

(3-3)

4

PHYS 201

College Physics

(3-3)

4

POLS 206

American National Government

(3-0)

3

 

Total Hours

 

16

Spring Semester

 

 

CHEM 228

Organic Chemistry II

(3-0)

3

CHEM 238

Organic Chemistry Lab II

(0-3)

1

MARB 301

Genetics†

(3-3)

4

PHYS 202

College Physics

(3-3)

4

POLS 207

State and Local Government

(3-0)

3

 

Total Hours

 

15

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Semester

 

 

ENGL 301

Technical Writing

(3-0)

3

MARB 303

Biostatistics†

(2-2)

3

 

Elective in Humanities

 

3

 

Electives in Marine Biology§

 

8

 

Total Hours

 

17

Spring Semester

 

 

KINE 199

Required Physical Activity*

(0-2)

1

MARB 310

Cell Biology†

(3-3)

4

MARB 435

Marine Invertebrate Zoology†

(3-3)

4

 

Elective in Marine Biology§

 

4

 

Elective in Social Science

 

3

 

Total Hours

 

16

SENIOR YEAR

Fall Semester

 

 

MARB 420

Comparative Animal Physiology†

(3-3)

4

MARB 425

Marine Ecology†

(3-3)

4

 

Elective in Earth Science***

 

3

 

Electives in Marine Biology§

 

4

 

Elective

 

3

 

Total Hours

 

18

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester

 

 

MARB 408

Marine Botany†**

(3-3)

4

MARB 482

Seminar in Marine Biology†****

(1-0)

1

 

Elective in Humanities

 

3

 

Elective in Marine Biology§

 

4

 

Elective

 

3

 

Total Hours

 

15

 

Total Curriculum Hours¤

 

130

Note: All electives must be chosen in consultation with, and approved by,