The Coastal Marine Biology Program at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Miguel Sastre, Sylvia VĂ©lez, Deborah Parrilla, Edgardo Ortiz and Bayrex Rosa, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Biology, Humacao, PR, United States
Abstract:
Our Marine Biology Program at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao is one of the four BS programs available in the Department of Biology at this institution. This program started approximately thirty years ago and was the first program of this kind in Puerto Rico. The program admits every year approximatley 55 students. The retention rate of this program is approximately 35 percent. Approximately 16 students graduate every year from the program. Graduated student usually work in marine biology-related fields such as environmental law, etc.