Advising Course Plan - Aquatic and Marine Biology Major - Plan for Transfer Students

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in two years.  It is appropriate for students who have already completed sixteen units of coursework with many of the General Education requirements satisfied by that earlier coursework.  The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester.  This plan assumes that the student has completed Introductory Biology (BIOL 141P and BIOL 142P) prior to the first semester shown in the plan.  Students who have completed less than 16 units, have a substantial number of General Education requirements yet to satisfy, or who have not completed the courses just listed may not be able to complete the degree in two years.

It also would be beneficial to take General Chemistry (CHEM 141P and CHEM 142P) and a Math course (MATH 151, MATH 130 or MATH 141Q) prior to the first semester.
 
Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of the plan: BIOL 141P and  BIOL 142P
First Year
FallUnits
BIOL 100Becoming a Stetson Biologist0.0
BIOL 243QBiostatistics1
BIOL 300-400 level course11
CHEM 141P2General Chemistry I1
Junior Seminar31
 Term Units4
Spring
BIOL 244Introductory Biology III: Ecology and Evolution1
BIOL 300-400 level course11
BIOL 497Research Proposal0.5
CHEM 142P2General Chemistry II1
BIOL 397
or 3984		Internship in Biology
Internship in Aquatic/Marine Biology		1
 Term Units4.5
Second Year
Fall
BIOL 300 or 400 level course11
BIOL 498Senior Project I1
MATH 151, 130,
or 141Q5		Mathematics for Life Sciences
Calculus I with Review Part I
Calculus I with Analytic Geometry		1
General Education Requirement or Elective61
 Term Units4
Spring
BIOL 300 or 400 level course31
BIOL 499Senior Project II1
General Education Requirement or Elective61
General Education Requirement or Elective61
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 16.5
1

3 of the 4 upper level Biology courses need to be BIOL 306, BIOL 312, BIOL 313, BIOL 317, BIOL 319, or BIOL 333.

2

It would be beneficial to take General Chemistry before entering Stetson.

3

The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall.

4

The required internship can be completed during other semesters or the summer.

5

It would be beneficial to take Math before entering Stetson.

6

Many graduate programs will require Organic Chemistry and/or Biochemistry and possibly Physics.