Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
College of Global Futures
Plan Code: GFSEACMSBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
|
SEA 101 Ocean Futures
(SUST)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
SEA 201 Ocean Conservation
(SUST)
OR SEA 202 Ocean Communities: Introduction to Ethnobotany (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
SEA 220 Biology of the Marine Environment
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
SEA 325 Oceanography
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
SEA 485 Ocean Futures Workshop
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
SEA 496 Ocean Futures Capstone
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Ocean Futures Upper Division Electives | ||
|
Upper Division
SEA Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
| Ocean Futures Quantitative Applications | ||
|
STP 231 Statistics for Life Science
(QTRS)
OR SEA 310 Paleoclimate Perspectives on Contemporary Climate Change OR SEA 330 Digital Blue Planet (QTRS) OR SEA 430 Cloud-Based Remote Sensing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Ocean Futures (Coastal and Marine Science) Related Area | ||
|
BIO 181 General Biology I
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
CHM 113 General Chemistry I
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
CHM 116 General Chemistry II
(SCIT)
OR PHY 101 Introduction to Physics (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
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|
CGF 101 First-Year Student: Introduction to ASU and Your Academic Community
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Students are encouraged to complete an Experiential Aquatic course to fulfill elective hours. Students should meet with their academic advisor to learn more about these experiences that may be available locally and regionally in Arizona, and globally. In some cases, additional costs may apply.
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