Physical Oceanography

Graduate education at Scripps is done through the SIO Graduate Department of the University of California at San Diego. In 1995, the National Research Council ranked Scripps first in faculty quality among oceanography programs nationwide.

Physical Oceanography is one of many curricular programs that Scripps has to offer. Other curricular groups are Applied Ocean Science, Biological Oceanography, Climate Sciences, Geological Sciences, Geophysics, Marine Biology, and Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged.

Candidates for admission to Scripps in physical oceanography should have a bachelor's or master's degree in physics, engineering, or mathematics. A scholastic average of B or better in upper-division courses, or prior graduate study, is required. The students preparation should ideally include:

1. mathematics, three years;
2. physics, three years;
3. chemistry, one year with laboratory;
4. scores from the general test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).

Applications are available. Applications are due the first week of January for admission starting in the Fall.

Physical Oceanography at Scripps