DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND COASTAL SCIENCES

B.S. Program
A B.S. degree is offered in Coastal environmental Science. Click here for more information.

M.S. Program
The M. S. Degree with thesis option requires 24 semester hours of graduate level courses, including one course from each of the four core areas, and six hours of thesis research. At least, 12 credits hours must be at the 7000 level. The Graduate School does not require a formal curriculum statement, but your major advisor and committee may. Do it anyway. It's good for you.

Interdepartmental M.S. Program
The department and the Department of Environmental Sciences jointly offers M.S. program with Concentration in Wetland Science and Management.

Ph. D. Program
The report of the Diagnostic Qualifying Examination, a "Program of Study", contains a list of completed graduate-level courses, and a list of proposed courses approved by your committee. This is a contract between you and your committee. To be of much value a proposed program should include tentative dates or milestones and a tentative research prospectus (see below). "Each doctoral student develops a program of study acceptable to the Departmental Graduate Advisory Committee". The Ph. D. program includes at least 48 hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate, meeting the core requirements, 9 hours of dissertation research, and research leading to a dissertation. Either a formal minor (usually 12 hours) in another department is required or the student must complete a study area of specialization. This may be outside the department or within an area of specialization within the department, but different from the candidate's main area of specialization. At least half the credits should be at the 7000 level.

DOCS 2006 -2007 Graduate Student Handbook