Ocean and Estuarine Science Minor

Requirements

To receive the minor, students must successfully complete 20-21 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0 to include the core courses:

GEOL 101, BIOL 103 (or BIOL 213), and BIOL/GEOL 309; and GEOL/EVPP 363 or BIOL 449.

Students must also take six credits from the following courses (if not as a core course above):

BIOL 449 (3.0 credits), EVPP 490/505 [Marine Conservation] (3.0), EVPP 490/505 [Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation] (3.0), BIOL/EVPP 546 (4.0), GEOL/EVPP 363 (4.0), NCLC 395 [Exploring Underwater Historical Archaeology] (3.0), NCLC 495/BIOL 440 [Coral Reef Ecology] (3.0), or BIOL/EVPP 537.

The scuba diving practical course (PHED 225 (2.0)) is also strongly recommended but is not compulsory.

NB: A minimum of 8 credit hours of the above courses to be taken must be exclusive to the Ocean and Estuarine Science minor and must not be counted towards any major.

Inquiries

Inquiries about the Ocean and Estuarine Science minor should be directed to Dr. Julia Nord, AOES Undergraduate Coordinator, and  Dr. Chris Parsons, Department of Environmental Science and Policy.