Bachelor of Science in Biology: Marine Science
Program Description
Undergraduates may elect a general emphasis in marine invertebrate zoology, marine vertebrate zoology, marine botany, marine microbiology, or limnology. Classes in each of these areas prepare students for careers in the private and public sector and provide the necessary preparation to apply to graduate programs in marine biology, ecology, and conservation biology. It's recommended that students consult with an advisor in the Marine Science program to develop a plan of study that best suits their needs and career goals.
Program Learning Outcomes
- UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE: Students can design an experiment with the appropriate control groups to test an hypothesis.
- QUANTITATIVE REASONING: Students can interpret a graph or dataset to determine if the results of an experiment support or reject an hypothesis.
- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: Students can weigh the costs and benefits to society of the use of recent scientific and technological developments.
- EVOLUTION: Students can explain role that variation between individuals plays in the processes of natural selection and evolution.
- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: Students can explain how a change in the structural characteristics of a molecule, tissue or organism will affect its function.
- INFORMATION FLOW AND STORAGE: Students can describe the mechanisms of information flow in classical and molecular genetics and predict the outcomes of crosses.
- PATHWAYS AND TRANSFORMATION OF MATTER AND ENERGY: Students can explain how a carbon molecule flows through a biological process or system.
- SYSTEMS (i.e. living systems are interconnected and interacting): Students can predict the consequences of how a change in one aspect of a biological or complex system will affect other aspects of the system.
Admission Requirements
- Have a a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) in the 4.0 grading scale or B- average in academic courses completed after 9th grade.
- Candidates entering the bachelor’s programs in biology should have completed three years of high school mathematics and one year of high school chemistry to allow completion of the curriculum in a timely fashion
IELTS Requirements
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
Overall |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Remarks:
- Total 120 Credits program(Yearly tuition fee is given)
- I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $41,894.
- Score reporting required.