BS/MS Interdisciplinary Program - Aquatic and Coastal Sciences
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

I.  General Education Requirements (44-47)

A. New Student Seminar, 1
Fresh Sem. in Aquat and Coast AQUA 199, 1

B. Interdisciplinary Courses, 6
B1. Major Requirement: GEOS112 or PHMS210, 0
B2. Contemporary Issues II: GNED-202, 3
B3. Contemporary Issues III: GNED-303, 3

C. Communication, 9
C1. Writing/Literature, 6
C2. Communication, 3

D. Fine and Performing Arts, 3

E. World Languages, 3 -6

F. Humanities, 6
F1. World Lit. or General Humanities, 3
F2. Philosophy or Religion, 3

G. Computer Science, 0-3

H. Mathematics Collateral Requirement

I. Natural/Physical Science Laboratory

J. Physical Education, 1

K. Social Science, 9
K1. American or European History, 3
K2. Non-Western Cultural Perspectives, 3
K3. Social Science, 3

L. General Education Elective, 3

II. Undergraduate Requirements (68-69)

A. Major Courses, 29
BIOL 113  Principles of Biology II, 4
BIOL 213  Introduction to Ecology,   4
GEOS 112  Physical Geology, 4  or PHMS 210 Intro to Marine Science, 4
GEOS 252  Hydrology, 3
GEOS 454  Environmental Geochemistry, 3
AQUA 351  Aquatic Biological Processes, 4
AQUA 490 Senior Seminar, 3
AQUA 495* Res. in Aquat. Sci., 4

* or BIOL 418, 484-485, EUGS 426, GEOS 495

B.  Collateral Requirements, 32
Chemistry Courses:
CHEM 120, 121 General Chemistry I, II, 4, 4
CHEM 230  Organic Chemistry I, 3
CHEM 232  Organic Chemistry Lab., 2

Mathematics Courses:  Either
MATH 111  Pre-calculus Math, 4
MATH 116  Calculus A, 4
or
MATH 122, 221 Calculus I, II, 8

Statistics:
STAT 401 Appl. Statistics for the Sciences, 3

Physics Courses:  Either
PHYS 193, 194 College Physics, 4, 4
PHYS 191,192 University Physics, 4, 4

C. Electives: 2 Approved Courses, 7-8

III.  Free Electives (if GENED waived)  (0-3)

IV. Graduate Requirements (30-31)

A. Major Courses, 13
AQUA 551 Adv. Aquat. Biol. Proc.,  3
GEOS 575  Geochemistry, 3
BIOL 570 Ecology, 3
ENVR 551  Natural Resource Mgt, 3
AQUA 515  Graduate Res. Sem. (1), 1

B. Electives: 2 Approved Courses, 7-8                    

C. Research, 10
AQUA 599  Graduate Research, 4
AQUA 698  Thesis, 6

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml