• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Bachelor's Degree Entrance

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review
Dissertation committee
Qualifying examination
Dissertation proposal
Candidacy
First-author publication
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Statistics
Complete one of the following:4-5
Experimental Design Marine Ecology
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 6500
Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate committee
Research
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:8
Research

Concentration

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Seminars
EEMB 7102Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Marine Sciences
Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Seminar in Geosciences
Readings
EEMB 8102Readings in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology2
Concentration-Specific Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
Population Dynamics
Biology of Corals
Biology and Ecology of Fishes
Marine Birds and Mammals
Ocean and Coastal Processes
Tropical Marine Ecology
Environmental Planning
Ancient Marine Life
and Lab for ENVR 5242
Geographical Information Systems
Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee.

Sustainability Sciences

Seminars
EEMB 7103Seminar in Sustainability Sciences2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Marine Sciences
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar in Geosciences
Readings
EEMB 8103Readings in Sustainability Sciences2
Concentration-Specific Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
Population Dynamics
Biology and Ecology of Fishes
Ocean and Coastal Processes
Advanced Topics in Environmental Geology
Geographical Information Systems
Introduction to Computational Statistics
Information Design and Visual Analytics
Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
Social Networks
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making
Resilient Cities
Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee.

Geosciences

Seminars
EEMB 7104Seminar in Geosciences2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Marine Sciences
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Readings
EEMB 8104Readings in Geosciences2
Concentration-Specific Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
Ocean and Coastal Processes
Advanced Topics in Environmental Geology
Soil Science
Environmental Planning
Ancient Marine Life
and Lab for ENVR 5242
Geographical Information Systems
Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee.

Marine Sciences

Seminars
EEMB 7101Seminar in Marine Sciences2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Seminar in Geosciences
Readings
EEMB 8101Readings in Marine Sciences2
Concentration-Specific Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
Population Dynamics
Biology of Corals
Biology and Ecology of Fishes
Marine Birds and Mammals
Ocean and Coastal Processes
Tropical Marine Ecology
Ancient Marine Life
and Lab for ENVR 5242
Geographical Information Systems
Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee.

Dissertation

Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

30 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review
Dissertation committee
Qualifying examination
Dissertation proposal
Candidacy
First-author publication
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Statistics
Complete one of the following:4-5
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 6500
Experimental Design Marine Ecology
Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate committee

Concentration

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Seminars
EEMB 7102Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Marine Sciences
Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Seminar in Geosciences
Readings
EEMB 8102Readings in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology2

Sustainability Sciences

Seminars
EEMB 7103Seminar in Sustainability Sciences2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Marine Sciences
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar in Geosciences
Readings
EEMB 8103Readings in Sustainability Sciences2

Geosciences

Seminars
EEMB 7104Seminar in Geosciences2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Marine Sciences
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Readings
EEMB 8104Readings in Geosciences2

Marine Sciences

Seminars
EEMB 7101Seminar in Marine Sciences2
Complete one of the following:2
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Seminar in Geosciences
Readings
EEMB 8101Readings in Marine Sciences2

Dissertation

Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

10 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required