Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Marine Biology Major Requirements

Introduction to College
INSC 1000Science at Northeastern1
Foundations Courses
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
and Lab for EEMB 1101
5
EEMB 1105
and EEMB 1106
Foundations in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics
and Lab for EEMB 1105
5
Genetics
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
5
Ecology
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
Evolution
EEMB 2400Introduction to Evolution4
Marine Biology
EEMB 2700
and EEMB 2701
Marine Biology
and Lab for EEMB 2700
5
Conservation
EEMB 3460Conservation Biology4
Scientific Communication
ENVR 4000Science Communication and Professional Development4
Capstone
Complete one of the following:4
Biology Capstone
Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Senior Thesis

Supporting Courses for Marine Biology

Mathematics
MATH 1251Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 14
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Introduction to Data
ENVR 1500
and ENVR 1501
Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data
and Lab for ENVR 1500
5
Biostatistics
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
5
Chemistry
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161
5
Complete one of the following:4-5
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
Environmental Geochemistry
Environmental Pollution
Physics
Complete a lecture/lab set for Physics 1:5
Physics 1
Physics for Life Sciences 1
and Lab for PHYS 1145 (recommended)
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161
and Recitation for PHYS 1161
Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
and Lab for PHYS 1171
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1171

Marine Biology Electives

ENVR 3125Global Oceanic Change4
or ENVR 3600 Oceanography
Complete five of the following:20-21
Comparative Neurobiology
Ecosystems Ecology
Ecological and Conservation Genomics
Disease Ecology
Animal Behavior
Population Dynamics
Global Oceanic Change (If not used to fulfill another requirement of this program)
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Environmental Pollution
Wetlands
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
Ecosystem-Based Management
Marine Spatial Planning
Elective courses available at Nahant campus to students approved for PlusOne admission to the MS Marine Biology program:
New England Marine Biomes
Experimental Design Marine Ecology
Sustainability of the Land-Sea Interface

NUPath Requirements

The following NUPath requirements are fulfilled by required courses in this major:

  • Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone (CE)
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
  • Two Writing-Intensive Courses in the Disciplines (WI)

Other NUPath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the major.

Writing Requirements

ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
ENGW 3307Advanced Writing in the Sciences4
or ENGW 3303 Advanced Writing in the Environmental Professions
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Co-op Requirements

Students who want to participate in co-op will need to complete EESC 2000 Professional Development for Co-op.
EESC 2000Professional Development for Co-op1

Science GPA Requirement (Marine Biology)

A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: EEMB, ENVR

Marine Biology Major Credit/GPA Requirements

Complete 94 semester hours in the major.

Program Requirement

131 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENVR 10001EEMB 1105
and EEMB 1106
5VacationElective4
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
5EEMB 2700
and EEMB 2701
5 Elective4
MATH 12514CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5  
ENGW 11114Elective4  
Elective4   
 18 19 0 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5Co-op0Co-op0PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163
5
EEMB 24004  Elective4
ENVR 1500
and ENVR 1501
5   
Elective4   
EESC 20001   
 19 0 0 9
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
and ENVR 2502
5Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 33034
ENVR 34104  Elective4
ENVR 36004   
Marine biology elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
5ENVR 40004  
EEMB 34604ENVR 49974  
Marine biology elective4Marine biology elective4  
Marine biology elective 4Marine biology elective4  
 17 16  
Total Hours: 131