Minor in Marine Biology
The interdisciplinary Minor in Marine Biology is a tri-campus minor open to 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students at all campuses with an interest in exploring life in the marine environment. Coursework in the minor includes exciting hands-on learning opportunities, such as field trips, internships, research, courses at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s marine field station, , and study abroad programs.
We encourage students to declare the marine biology minor during their freshmen or sophomore years and immediately join a community of researchers and students interested in marine organisms, ecosystems, and conservation.
Declaring the minor
The Marine Biology minor has no prerequisites, and any undergraduate student—including pre-major students—may declare the minor at any time!
Contact your pre-major advisor or the academic advisor for your major at any time to declare the Marine Biology minor.
Program requirements
Visit the for a description of the minor requirements and course options.
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell course options
Currently, most courses for this minor must be taken at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Seattle or Friday Harbor labs. However, some courses may be taken at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell to fulfill specific requirements:
- B BIO 180: Introductory Biology I — instead of BIOL 180
- B BIO 330: Marine Biology — instead of FISH/OCEAN/BIOL 250
- STMATH 341: Statistical Inference — instead of Q SCI 381
- Other courses and B BIO 499 research will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell faculty
To learn more about the field of Marine Biology and potential opportunities for coursework and research at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, contact Dr. Heather Galindo or Dr. Jeff Jensen.
Registration
To learn more about how to take courses at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Seattle campus, visit our cross-campus registration page.
Many of the elective options can also be taken at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s marine biology research facility in the San Juan Islands – Friday Harbor Labs!
Petitions
Contact the Marine Biology advisor at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Seattle for information on petition processes.