Undergraduate Bulletin

Spring 2025

Major SBC Courses for the BS in Marine Vertebrate Biology

This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2).

SBC Category

Required Major Courses

Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)

ARTS    
GLO    
HUM    
LANG (see Note 4)    
QPS MAT 125, MAT 126 AMS 102, AMS 110
SBS    
SNW BIO 201, CHE 131, CHE 132 ENS 119/PHY 119, PHY 121, PHY 122, PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 127, PHY 141, PHY 142
TECH    
USA    
WRT    
STAS   MAR 315, MAR 394
EXP+   MAR 388, MAR 487, MAR 488
HFA+    
SBS+    
STEM+ BIO 202, BIO 203, CHE 321 BIO 342, BIO 351, BIO 353, EBH 359, MAR 303, MAR 305, MAR 352, MAR 384, MAR 388
CER    
DIV (see Note 5)    
ESI   MAR 315, MAR 380, MAR 388, MAR 394
SPK    
WRTD   BIO 459, MAR 380, MAR 459, SUS 459

Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.

Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options. 

Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.

Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG). 

Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:

  • Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
  • Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
  • Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later