The Marine Science Program introduces students to marine studies while maintaining the rigor and career flexibility of a traditional biology major. Our aim is to prepare students to make career decisions based on real familiarity with marine studies. The distinguishing feature of the Program is the completion of three courses and associated labs (2 biology and 1 non-biology) in the field of marine science. The three courses may be used in partial fulfillment of the 30 semester hour requirement of the Biology major. All College degree requirements apply. The first element of the Program is the Marine Biology course (Biology 254 and L254), which includes a research experience in marine biology at the Robert S. Friedman Field Station in Maine. The second requirement is Coastal Geology (SCI 251 and L251).  Other marine-related course (e.g. Biology of Fishes, Cetacean Biology and Conservation, Invertebrate Zoology, Coastal Zone Management) may apply as well.   Students in the Marine Science Program are strongly urged to take any field oriented courses offered at the  Robert S. Friedman Field Station on Cobscook Bay in Edmunds, Maine, as well as work study and field research opportunities offered each summer, or to undertake an approved internship at an affiliated institution.