- 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 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| ENVR 1000 | Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern | 1 |
| or INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | |
| 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 2400 | Introduction to Evolution | 4 |
| Marine Biology | ||
| EEMB 2700 and EEMB 2701 | Marine Biology and Lab for EEMB 2700 | 5 |
| Conservation | ||
| EEMB 3460 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| Scientific Communication | ||
| ENVR 4000 | Science Communication and Professional Development | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1–4 | |
| Biology Capstone | ||
| Earth and Environmental Science Capstone | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
Supporting Courses for Marine Biology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | 4 |
| 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 one of the following lecture/lab sets: | 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 Field Research Courses—Three Seas Program
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following at the Northeastern Nahant campus: | ||
| EEMB 5303 | Marine Biology Careers Seminar | 1 |
| EEMB 5510 | New England Marine Biomes | 4 |
| EEMB 5522 | Experimental Design Marine Ecology | 4 |
| EEMB 5542 | Marine Spatial Planning | 4 |
| EEMB 5546 | Sustainability of the Land-Sea Interface | 3 |
| EEMB 5589 | Diving Research Methods | 2 |
| Courses completed at locations other than the Northeastern Nahant campus: | ||
| EEMB 5504 and EEMB 5505 | Biology of Corals and Lab for EEMB 5504 | 3 |
| EEMB 5506 and EEMB 5507 | Biology and Ecology of Fishes and Lab for EEMB 5506 | 3 |
| EEMB 5508 | Marine Birds and Mammals | 3 |
| EEMB 5518 and EEMB 5519 | Ocean and Coastal Processes and Lab for EEMB 5518 | 3 |
| EEMB 5520 | Tropical Marine Ecology | 2 |
| EEMB 5538 | Conservation and Restoration of Marine Systems | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Marine Invertebrate Zoology and Botany and Lab for EEMB 5533 | ||
| Changing Global Oceans and Lab for EEMB 5540 | ||
Marine Biology Major Credit/GPA Requirements
Complete 105 semester hours in the major with a cumulative GPA of 2.000.
Program Requirement
134 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 1000 | 1 | EEMB 1105 and EEMB 1106 | 5 | Electives (if needed) | Elective (if needed) | ||
| EEMB 1101 and EEMB 1102 | 5 | EEMB 2700 and EEMB 2701 | 5 | ||||
| MATH 1251 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | 5 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | PHYS 1161 and PHYS 1162 and PHYS 1163 | 5 |
| EEMB 2400 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 1500 and ENVR 1501 | 5 | ||||||
| EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501 and ENVR 2502 | 5 | BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | 5 | Electives (if needed) | Electives (if needed) | ||
| ENVR 3410 | 4 | ENVR 4000 | 4 | ||||
| EEMB 3460 | 4 | ENVR 4900 | 1 | ||||
| ENGW 3307 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| EEMB 5303 | 1 | EEMB 5504 and EEMB 5505 | 3 | ||||
| EEMB 5510 | 4 | EEMB 5506 and EEMB 5507 | 3 | ||||
| EEMB 5522 | 4 | EEMB 5508 | 3 | ||||
| EEMB 5542 | 4 | EEMB 5518 and EEMB 5519 | 3 | ||||
| EEMB 5546 | 3 | EEMB 5520 | 2 | ||||
| EEMB 5589 | 2 | EEMB 5538 | 3 | ||||
| EEMB 5540 and EEMB 5541 | 3 | ||||||
| 18 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||