Marine Science, Safety & Environmental Protection Curriculum 2025-2026

year 1	Fall Semester	Credits	Requirement Type

course	Fundamentals of Occupational Health & Safety	3	Major
course	Current Environmental Problems	3	Major
course	Earth Science	3.5	Major
course or course or course	Introduction to College Writing College Writing Advanced College Writing	3	General Education
course	Precalculus with Trigonometry	3	General Education
	Total Credits	15.5

	Winter term	credits	requirement Type
course	Experiential Learning: MSSEP	3	Experiential Learning

	Spring Term	Credits	Requirement Type
course	General Biology	3.5	Major
course	Introduction to GIS	3	Major
course	Writing About Literature	3	General Education
course	Chemistry I	3.5	General Education
course	Applied Calculus	3	General Education
	Total Credits	16

year 2	Fall semester	Credits	Requirement Type
course	Marine Science Fundamentals	3	Major
	Department Elective I	3	Support
course	Applied Environmental Mathematics	3	General Education
course	Organic/Hazardous Materials Chemistry	3.5	General Education
course	Western Civilization	3	General Education
	Total Credits	15.5

	Spring semester	Credits	requirement type
	Department Elective II	3	Support
	Humanities Group I	3	General Education
course	College Physics I	3.5	General Education
course	Statistics	3	General Education
course	American Government	3	General Education
	Total Credits	15.5

Year 3	fall semester	credits	requirement type
course	Coastal Ecology	3	Major
course	Life Science Lab	1	Major
course	Physical Geology	3	Major
	Department Elective III	3	Support
course	Environmental Law	3	General Education
	Social Science Group I	3	General Education
	Total Credits	16

	winter term	credits	requirement type
course	Cooperative I: MSSEP	6	Co-Op

	Spring semester	credits	requirement type
course	Hazardous Materials Management	3	Major
course	Oceanography	3	Major
course	Oil Spill Management	3	Major
	Department Elective IV	3	Support
course	Environmental Chemistry	4	Support
	Total Credits	16

year 4	fall semester	credits	requirement type
course	Coastal Zone Management	3	Major
course	Environmental Monitoring I	3	Major
course	Human Health & Risk	3.5	Major
	Humanities Group I or II	3	General Education
	Free Elective I	3	Support
	Total Credits	15.5

	winter term	credits	requirement type
course	Cooperative II: MSSEP	3	Co-Op

	Spring semester	credits	requirement type
course	Communicating Ocean & Climate Science	3	Major
course	Environmental Monitoring II	3	Major
course	Environmental Risk	3	Major
	Social Science Group III	3	General Education
	Free Elective II	3	Support
	Total Credits	15

MSSEP - Marine Science, Safety and Environmental Protection

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