| Undergraduates may elect a general emphasis in marine invertebrate zoology, marine vertebrate zoology, marine botany, marine microbiology, or limnology. Graduate work may also be general or follow specific strengths such as ecology, evolution and systematics, functional morphology, physiology, behavior, estuarine, or freshwater biology. The curriculum and facilities of San Francisco State University are strongly supported by the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. |
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Lower Division Requirements (34-35 units)
- BIOL 230 ................ Introductory Biology I (5)
- BIOL 240 ................ Introductory Biology II (5)
- CHEM 115 .............. General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry (5)
- CHEM 130 .............. General Organic Chemistry (3)
Four of the following five courses:
- CHEM 215/216 ....... General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts (3/2)
- MATH 226 .............. Calculus I (4)
- MATH 227 .............. Calculus II (4)
- PHYS 111/112 ........ General Physics I and Laboratory (3/1)
- PHYS 121/122 ........ General Physics II and Laboratory (3/1)
Total lower division requirements: ......................................................................34-35
Upper Division Requirements (32-33 units)
- BIOL 525 ................. Plant Physiology (3)
- BIOL 630 ................. Animal Physiology (3)
One of the following:
- BIOL 534 ................. Wetland Ecology (4)
- BIOL 580 ................. Limnology (3)
- BIOL 582 ................. Biological Oceanography (4)
- BIOL 585/586 ........... Marine Ecology Lecture (3) and Lab (2)
Upper Division Electives: ........................................................................................15-17
NOTE: Upper division electives should be selected from alternatives not used in fulfilling the requirements listed above, or from the list below. Upon advisement, students may use other upper division biology courses or appropriate graduate courses as electives.
- BIOL 450 ................. Biology of the Protozoa (3)
- BIOL 451 ................. Protozoology Laboratory (2)
- BIOL 502 ................. Biology of the Algae (3)
- BIOL 526 ................. Plant Physiology Laboratory (2)
- BIOL 555 ................. Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4)
- BIOL 556 ................. Natural History of Marine Invertebrates (4)
- BIOL 570 ................. Biology of Fishes (4)
- BIOL 575 ................. Fisheries Biology (3)
- BIOL 583 ................. Marine Microbial Ecology (3)
- BIOL 584 ................. Marine Microbial Ecology Lab (1)
- BIOL 585 ................. Marine Ecology (3)
BIOL 586 ................. Marine Ecology Lab (2)
- BIOL 606 ................. Behavior and Physiology of Marine Mammals (3)
- BIOL 631 ................. Animal Physiology Laboratory (2)
- CHEM 677 ............... Chemical Oceanography (3)
- GEOL 452 ............... Coastal processes (3)
- GEOL 465 ............... Physical oceanography (3)
- GEOL 642 ............... Watershed Assessment (4)
- MSCI 312-375 ......... Any without duplicating courses taken at SFSU
Total upper division requirements: ..................................................................... 32-33
Total for major ...............................................................................67
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