Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023Class Size32 studentsCredits4 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionMarine Biology is an introduction to ocean environments and marine life. General ecological principles, biodiversity and marine conservation issues are emphasized. Human activities that modify ocean ecosystems are examined. Discussions include overviews of characteristics and the inhabitants of a variety of marine ecosystems, such as: rocky and sandy shores, estuaries, kelp forests, coral reefs, continental shelves, the open ocean and the deep sea. This field-intensive course has seven required field trips in the San Francisco and Monterey bays, allowing students to investigate ocean life in our local marine environments. This four-unit science course with lab is open to students of all majors.Usually HeldFri 1:00pm–4:10pm, Fri 9:20am–12:30pm 