BS Marine Biology at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Marine Biology Bachelor of Science degree emphasizes high impact, hands-on learning, with courses offering lab and field-based experiences. This program's curriculum spans a broad range of topics, including ichthyology and fish physiology, marine mammalogy, ecology, marine botany and coastal plant ecology, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, coral biology and marine conservation. Our diverse curriculum allows students to tailor their education to realize their career goals.

Faculty: Texas A&M University at Galveston | Department: College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

The unique flexibility of courses and the unparalleled access to top quality professors, training, and the sea puts our students in a great position to succeed in any number of career paths, including: Course list includes CHEM 119 Fundamentals of Chemistry I; ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric; MARB 101 Succeeding in Science 1; BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I 1,2; CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry II; MARS 102 Earth and Ocean Science 1. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

Our diverse curriculum allows students to tailor their education to realize their career goals. The courses offered to Marine Biology undergraduates are tailored to give students a solid foundational knowledge of life in the ocean while allowing students to pursue their specific interests.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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