• The major is offered in collaboration with Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). Students spend two years at Carroll, then transfer to HPU.  At Carroll and HPU, students are given a solid foundation in both basic and applied sciences. Ample opportunities for field observations and laboratory experiments are provided.

• Our transfer agreement guarantees that students making satisfactory academic progress will have a space in the Marine Sciences program at HPU, and that credits will transfer fully. 

• The program objectives are "to help students gain a rigorous scientific understanding of the world's oceans and the life they contain, and a sense of appreciation for their beauty and fragility."

• In addition to classroom experiences, students at HPU are encouraged to get hands-on experience by participating in research opportunities, internships, or volunteer positions.  HPU’s is strategically located to capitalize on a wide variety of opportunities for students.

Careers

• Aquaculturist
• Coastal zone manager
• Energy and mineral explorer
• Environmental health specialist
• Environmental planner
• Fisheries scientist
• Marine ecologist
• Museum and aquarium administrator
• Oceanography technician
• Salt marsh manager
• Technical writer
• Water pollution technician

Special Features

• Extensive faculty contact in classes and laboratories.
• Personalized student advising.
• Study abroad possibilities, including marine biology in Belize.
• Active chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological honor society.
• Biweekly biology seminar series featuring guest speakers from many fields.
• Opportunities for independent study.
• Advanced courses ranging from molecular biology to ecology offer students breadth and depth across the spectrum of modern biology and its marine applications.

Facilities

• Students have access to modern equipment for classroom use and research. Both institutions emphasize learning by doing, whether it is collecting stream invertebrate samples at Carroll’s Greene Field Station, or tidal invertebrate samples at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii.
• The majority of science classes at HPU are conducted on the Hawaii Loa campus, a small, beautiful campus with close proximity to the ocean.
• Field exercises in Hawaii are conducted aboard the R.V. Kaholo, a 42-foot catamaran converted for oceanographic investigations and in various intertidal regions around the island of O'ahu.