The courses in the minor may be shared with major requirements. Students with a Biology major cannot declare the Marine Biology minor (they instead complete the Marine Biology and Ecology option in that major), and students cannot receive any combination of the Biology minor, Marine Biology minor or the Marine Biology and Ecology option. The minor requires the BI 221, BI 222 and BI 223 or BI 204, BI 205 and BI 206 series and at least one term of chemistry for required coursework.

The Marine Biology minor requires one or more terms in residence at Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC). Most students take a variety of courses during the summer term at HMSC. The 15-credit BI 450 course taught each spring term at HMSC is a possible alternative to some core courses in the minor but is by application only. The applications for BI 450 are available the fall term before attending the Integrative Biology Office.

For further information, see MyDegrees or the Integrative Biology website.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core
BI 111	INTRODUCTION TO MARINE LIFE IN THE SEA: MARINE HABITATS	1
BI 150	INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY	3
BI 347	*OCEANS IN PERIL	3
BI 351	MARINE ECOLOGY 1	3
BI 353	PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center)	4
BOT 416	AQUATIC BOTANY 1	4
or BOT 417	PHYCOLOGY
OC 201	*OCEANOGRAPHY	4
Z 461	MARINE AND ESTUARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center) 1	4
Electives
Select one course from the following:		3-4
FW 302	BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center)
FW 315	ICHTHYOLOGY
FW 316	SYSTEMATICS OF FISHES
FW 331	ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center)
FW 421	AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
MB 314	AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY
Total Credits		29-30

*

Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

^

Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

BI 450 (by application only) may be taken in place of BI 351, BI 373, BOT 416 and Z 461