Undergraduate Degree Planner Guide
This guide contains the following resources for you to complete your undergraduate degree planner
through your Howdy portal.
1.
Major Flow Chart: A four year plan which shows the prerequisites for courses in your degree
plan. The solid lines show a prerequisite for the course and a dotted line shows a co-requisite for
the course.
To take Math 152 you must complete MATH 151 as indicated by
the solid arrow. To take PHYS 218 you must be concurrently
enrolled in MATH 151 as indicated by the dotted arrow.
Some flow charts will contain the number of credits for the indicated course on the upper left
hand corner and classification prerequisites on the upper right hand corner.
See the footnotes on your flow chart for meaning of colors and or symbols.
2.
Major Core Curriculum Sheet: Contains the Texas Common Core Curriculum and TAMU
graduation requirements. It lists the course options for the core on the right and the courses you
are required to take for your major on the left. If the left hand side has blank boxes, you have the
option of choosing from the list.
Here, you must take ENGL 104 as a communications
course and then you must choose from the options on the
right for your remaining 3 credits.
3.
Major Elective Sheet: Contains a list of directed electives for your major.
4.
Undergraduate Degree Planner Error Sheet: Includes a list of known errors that you will
encounter when using the degree planner for your specific major.
CATALOG #138
YR1 FALL
3
HIST
YR1 SPRING
3
MATH
3
YR2 SPRING
3
POLS 206
POLS 207
YR3 FALL
3
YR3 SPRING
3
ENGL 210
4
HIST
4
PHYS 201
BIOL 111
3
MARB 315
4
3
CHEM 227
3
MARB 301
4
CHEM 111
CHEM 112
1
CHEM 237
SE
1
MARB 310*
MARB 435
J
MARB 482
J
J
MARB 408 S OR 4 MARB 430
J
4
MARB 420*
J
CHEM 228
8
1
MARB 425
1
4
3
LPC
S
BIOL112
CHEM 102
ARTS
S
4
4
CHEM 101
MARB 303
MATH
MATH 142
MATH 151
4
1
EARTH SCI***
YR4 SPRING
3
3
4
3
3
PHYS 202
3
PHIL 240
MATH 141
MATH 150
MATH 152
4
SOC & BEH
YR4 FALL
MARB
3
3
ENGL 104
YR2 FALL
ELECTIVE**
4
ELECTIVE**
4
ELECTIVE**
4
ELECTIVE**
CHEM 238
**20 credit hours of biology electives required. A minimum of 12 credit hours must be taken from the following: BIOL 351, MARB 311, MARB 330, MARB 360, MARB 400, MARB 401,
MARB 404, MARB 407, MARB 408, MARB 410, MARB 430, MARB 466, MARS 360, MARS 361. For the remainder of the 20 hours of biology electives, students may take a maximum of
two mammals courses (selected from MARB 400, MARB 401, MARB 403), one of the two MARB scientific diving courses (either 345 or 350), or any other MARB 300-400 level classes
*MARS 360 recommended but not required ***The Earth Science elective may be chosen from GEOL 104-499, OCNG 251-499, METR 302 Courses in Yellow must earn ≥C
Courses outlined in Orange are only offered in indicated Fall/Spring semester Courses with Blue font can be taken in a different semester dependent on choice of MARB 408,430
MARB Degree Requirements
Texas Common Core Curriculum
Communication - 6cr
Course
Semester
ENGL 104
COMM 203
ENGL 210
ENGL 104
ENGL 203
ENGL 210
Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3cr
Course
Semester
ANTH 210**
ANTH 316
ENGL 204**
ENGL 222**
ENGL 253**
ENGL 330
ENGL 334
ENGL 335
ENGL 338**
ENGL 374**
GEOG 202**
GEOG 301**
HIST 242
SPAN 201**
SPAN 202**
Mathematics - 6cr *
Course
Semester
MATH 141
MATH 142
MATH 150
MATH 151
MATH 152
MATH 166
PHIL 240
Life and Physical Sciences - 9cr *
Course
Semester
BIOL 111
ANTH 225
BIOL 112
BIOL 111
CHEM 101
BIOL 112
CHEM 111
CHEM 101
CHEM 102
CHEM 102
CHEM 112
CHEM 106
PHYS 201
CHEM 107
PHYS 202
CHEM 111
CHEM 112
CHEM 116
CHEM 117
GEOL 101
GEOL 106
KINE 120
KINE 223
OCNG 251
OCNG 252
PHYS 201
PHYS 202
PHYS 208
PHYS 218
Citizenship - 12cr
American History - 6cr
Graduation Requirements Continued
International Cultural Diversity - 6cr ***
Course
Course
Semester
HIST 105
HIST 106
HIST 226
HIST 232
ARTS 150
ECON 452
ENGL 204
ENGL 222
ENGL 251
ENGL 253
ENGL 338
ENGL 339
ENGL 374
FILM 251
GEOG 201
GEOG 202
GEOG 301
HIST 405
MARA 440
MARE 400
MARR 400
MARS 210
MARS 280
MARS 432
MART 400
MAST 411
MUSC 226
NAUT 400
POLS 366
SPAN 201
SPAN 202
Government/Political Science - 6cr
Course
POLS 206
POLS 207
Semester
POLS 206
POLS 207
MARB Requirements
Creative Arts - 3cr
Course
Semester
ARTS 150**
ENGL 212
ENGL 251**
KINE 210
MUSC 226**
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3cr *
Course
Semester
ANTH 202
ECON 202
ECON 203
GEOG 201**
MARS 210**
PSYC 107
Graduation Requirements
Writing Intensive - 6cr
Course
MARB 435
MARB430
MARB 482
*Some majors will require more hours taken in this area than required by state
**International and Cultural Diversity (ICD) - 6 credits required
***Choose 2 of the following if not taking a "double dipping" core course for ICD credit
Semester
Foreign Language - 2yrs High School/1yr College
Met
Marine Biology - Required and Elective Courses
12 hours MUST come from the upper tier. The other 8 hours can be chosen from
the second tier to fulfill the 20 hours required for MARB electives.
Required
40 Hours
Upper Tier Electives
12 Hours
Second Tier Electives
8 Hours
Biol 111
4
Biol 112
4
Marb 301 (Genetics)
4
Marb 303 (Biostatistics) 3
Marb 310 (Cell Biology) 4
Marb 315 (Nat. His. Vert.) 4
Marb 408 or Marb 430 4
Marb 420 (Comparative) 4
Marb 425 (Marine Ecology) 4
Marb 435 (Invert.)
4
Marb 482 (Seminar)
1
Biol 351 (Microbiology)
4
Marb 311 (Ichthyology)
4
Marb 335 (Fish Phys.)
3
Marb 340 (Trop. Marine Eco)***4
Marb 360 (Conservation Bio) 4
Marb 400 (Marine Mammals) 4
Marb 403 (Cetacean Behavior) 4
Marb 404 (New Zealand)*
4
Marb 407 (Greece)*
4
Marb 408 (Marine Botany)
4
Marb 410 (Animal Behavior)
3
Marb 430 (Coastal Plant Eco.) 4
Marb 466 (Evolutionary Bio)
3
Marb 300 (Scientific Methods) 2
Marb 312 (Field Ich.)
4
Marb 320 (Fisheries Tech)
4
Marb 325 (Biospeleology)
4
Marb 334 (Bio of Sea Turtles)
4
Marb 345 (Intro. Scientific Div)** 4
Marb 350 (Methods Res. Div)** 4
Marb 406 (Life in Extreme Env.) 3
Marb 414 (Toxicology)
3
Marb 415 (Alaska)
3
Marb 423 (Mariculture)
4
Marb 426 (Aqua. Animal Nutri.) 3
Marb 437 (Pathology of Animals) 3
Marb 438 (Ornithology)
3
Marb 445 (Marine Fish. Manage.) 4
Marb 460 (Fish. Population Dyn.) 4
Marb 484 (Internship)
1-4
Marb 491 (Research)
1-4
Mars 360 (Biochemistry)
4
Numbers in red are the credit hours
RESTRICTIONS
MARB 408 and 430 cannot be used for both required and upper tier
Limit: Only 2 mammal courses (MARB 400, 401, 403, 404, 407)
Only 1 scientific diving course (MARB 345 or 350)
Maximum of 4 credits of MARB 484 and/or 491 can be used for Second Tier
REQUIRED FALL & SPRING
REQUIRED FALL
REQUIRED SPRING
BIOL 111 & 112, MARB 301, 303, 310, 315, 435, 482
MARB 425, 430
MARB 420, 408
ELECTIVES FALL & SPRING
ELECTIVES FALL
ELECTIVES SPRING
ELECTIVES JANUARY
ELECTIVES SUMMER
BIOL 351, MARB 300, 484, 491
MARB 312, 325, 335, 400, 414, 423, 437, 445, MARS 360
MARB 311, 345, 360, 406, 410, 426, 438, 460, 466
MARB 403, 404
MARB 320, 334, 340, 350, 407, 415, 484, 491
*Study Abroad-ICD credit
** Diving Course
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Updated: January 2016
MARB Degree Planner Errors
Major Specific Errors
Action
MARB 301 & CHEM 228 are
taken concurrently YR2 Spring
on the MARB flowchart. The
degree planner will show this as
a prerequisite error.
General Errors
If you plan to take them
concurrently, ignore this error.
Example
In your “Degree Evaluation”
Tab:
Red bars and “not met” means
you have not planned all of the
courses necessary to earn your
degree.
Action
Add all missing courses to
your plan. You can check if
you have everything by
toggling between the “Edit
Plan” and the “Degree
Evaluation” tabs. Everything
should read green and yellow.
In your “Edit Plan” Tab:
If you add courses that do not
exist or that have pre-requisites,
you will see a message that
identifies the courses with
errors
An error symbol next to the
total hours for the semester, it is
because the maximum credit
hours allowed per semester is
19
A symbol next to a course you
planned indicates that course is
not historically offered in the
semester in which it was placed.
Check for prerequisites in the
“PreReq Check” tab. Add
required prereqs to plan.
Move courses to other
semesters. Ensure no more
than 19 credits per semester. A
balanced schedule is usually
between 14-17 credits.
Move course to another
semester. Or if you plan to
take the course at another
institution, select the “transfer”
box.
If you have problems or questions, please email acen@tamug.edu.