海洋科学系同时提供理学硕士和博士学位课程。海洋科学研究生课程旨在为学生做好从事研究，教学和其他与环境有关的努力的职业的准备。录取该计划的基本要求是有力的奖学金和独创性研究的充分证据。准备进入海洋科学研究生课程的准备应包括该课程专业领域之一（例如生物学或海洋生物学，地质学或地球科学，化学或物理科学）或同等背景学科的本科学位。如果学生没有在这些领域之一中获得学位，则学生必须向其赞助者证明他们参加了研究所需的课程。
The Ocean Sciences Department offers both Master of Science and Doctorate degree programs. The graduate programs in Ocean Sciences are designed to prepare students for careers in research, teaching, and other environmentally related endeavors. The graduate programs encourage collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches, and are designed to support and promote diversity, equity and inclusion. From faculty training to peer mentoring and other programmatic elements, we are dedicated to fostering the success of all students in our program.<br><br>The fundamental requirement for admission to the program is substantial evidence of superior scholarship and aptitude for original research. Preparation for admission to the graduate program in Ocean Sciences should comprise an undergraduate degree in the discipline of one of the program specialty areas (e.g., Biology or Marine Biology, Geology or Earth Sciences, Chemistry, or Physical Science) or an equivalent background. If a student does not have a degree in one of these areas, the student must demonstrate that they have taken the classes necessary to do their research. The prerequisites for entering either the Master's or the Ph.D. programs are a minimum of two quarters or two semesters in each of the following: a calculus series, chemistry, biology and physics. In addition, one course in each of the following is required: earth sciences or geological principles, and statistics or biostatistics.