Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Marine Biology (MARB)

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology3BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory1
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
MATH 1610 Calculus I4Core Social Science23
CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II3
CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory1
 BIOL 2100 Professional Development1
 15 15
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
Core Literature3BIOL 3040 Biology of Marine Systems3SUMMER MARINE LAB48
PHYS 1500 General Physics I4PHYS 1510 General Physics II4 
Core History3BIOL 3060 Ecology4 
BIOL 3000 Genetics3CHEM 2030 Survey of Organic Chemistry3 
BIOL 3001 General Genetics Laboratory1  
 14 14 8
Junior
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
Core History or Literature13BIOL 3200 General Microbiology3SUMMER MARINE LAB48
BIOL 3030 Evolution and Systematics3BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory1 
BIOL 4010 Invertebrate Biodiversity4BIOL 4100 Cell Biology3 
BCHE 3200 Principles of Biochemistry3STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences3 
 Core Social Science or Humanities33 
 13 13 8
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
Core Humanities 3BIOL 4950 Senior Seminar1
Core Fine Arts3Biology Elective3
Physiology Elective3MMCB Elective3
Eco/Evo/Diversity Elective3Core Social Science23
BIOL 4AA0 Professional Development II0UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
 12 10
Total Hours: 122
1

Students must complete a two-course sequence in either HIST or LIT (for example, World History 1 and 2 or American Lit 1 and 2). For complete HIST and LIT sequence options, see the Bulletin.

2

Students who complete a HIST sequence other than HIST 1010 and HIST 1020 should talk to an advisor about CORE SOC SCI choices.

3

If a LIT sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE. If a HIST sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE HUMANITIES.

4

All courses taken at a Summer Marine Lab must receive departmental approval.