Our University is one of only a handful of schools that offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology; many other schools offer a marine biology specialization or option with their biological sciences degree.
We are located only a few miles from the Pacific Ocean, where you will have the opportunity to study many organisms and processes in the field, and in the lab. In addition to this environmental emphasis, faculty expertise in cellular and molecular biology, applied to environmental problems in the Southern California Bight, provide another area for student interest.
We have four boats used for research and teaching, and are associated with the Southern California Marine Institute with use of their three large Research Vessels. We have a recently renovated Marine Lab on campus where we house organisms for teaching and research.