A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree, OR
Any degree seeking student with at least a B.S. or B.A. degree in a basic science may apply to enter the Master's program. Most successful applicants without a Master's degree in oceanography or a closely allied field are accepted into the Master's degree program. However, such applicants, as well as applicants with Master's degrees in oceanography or a related field, may also apply directly to the Ph.D. program. Admission to the M.S. or Ph.D. program is granted upon a favorable majority vote of the faculty and upon agreement of a faculty member to act as a major professor.
Have each college or university you have attended send one official transcript. These documents are required from every university or college you have attended.
Statement of Interest: State your reasons for choosing this area of study and your academic goals. You may wish to include information about your academic background and experience.
Transcripts: Provide a scanned version of your transcripts or an unofficial copy of your transcripts.
Resum/CV: You may submit a resume if you like.
Letters of Recommendations: Arrange for three letters of recommendation from professors, mentors, and/or employers familiar with your academic and/or research
experience. In the on-line application system complete your recommendation providers information as directed. The application system will e-mail your recommendation providers and request that they submit a recommendation online. There is no set format for these
letters.
International students whose native language is not English are also required to achieve a score of 80 or better on the Educational Testing Service's Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and to take (and report scores to this department) the Test for Spoken English (TSE).
Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80
Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550
International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5