Aquaculture and Aquarium Science, B.A.

Criteria for Admission

The requirements for declaring the Aquaculture and Aquarium Science major are the successful completion of the following four major prerequisite courses with a combined G.P.A. of 2.50 or higher. If this G.P.A. has not been achieved, students may pursue the AQS minor.

• BIO 204 - Introduction to Marine Biology
• CHEM 191 - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab
• ENVS 104 - Principles of Oceanography and Lab
• MATH 136 - Precalculus

• or

• Higher level MATH course (excluding MATH 250 )

Requirements for the Major

Required level of academic achievement: a combined GPA of 2.50 or higher in courses selected for this major is required in order for this degree to be awarded. Progress toward this goal will be monitored during biannual academic advisement meetings using program evaluation data generated by the Registrar’s Office.

Students must complete the AQS course sequence and the course sequence for a second major of their choice.

AQS 262 and AQS 264 can simultaneously apply to both the AQS degree and the Marine Biology major or minor degrees.

A maximum of two courses from among the Required, Elective and Applied course lists can simultaneously apply to both the AQS major and the Biology or Environmental Science major or minor degrees.

AQS/Marine Biology double majors must complete a core concentration outside of Biology or Marine Biology.

A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation.