Transferring into Oceanography

Transfers into Oceanography

 

Summary of Major

Semester-by-Semester Curriculum

 

Fall 2021 for this major

Apply between October 1, 2020 and May 15, 2021 at www.calstate.edu/apply. There is a $70.00 application fee required when you submit the online application. Official academic transcripts from all colleges attended are also required. 

Students with any number of college transfer units can be admitted. Note that only the first 70 community college semester units (105 quarter units) can be used toward the total needed for graduation. Any remaining community college units can fulfill specific requirements but not add to the total number of units required for graduation.

The time to graduation will depend on the equivalency of courses transferred into Cal Maritime.  However, transfer students should plan to spend at least two years at Cal Maritime completing this degree.

 

Lower-Division* Transfer Student Admission Requirements

  • Be in "good standing" (such as not being expelled, on suspension, and on probation) at all colleges you have attended
  • The following two courses, completed with a C- or better, are required:
    • A college-level math course (CSU GE area B4) completed within five years of the intended term of entry.  Pre-calculus is recommended.
    • A college-level English course (CSU GE area A2) 
  • All other CSU eligibility requirements for freshmen regarding high school grades/courses and standardized test scores required for oceanography must be met.  High School grades and test scores will be used for comparison to similar applicants to the same program
  • The overall college GPA must be at least a 2.00. 
  • Applicants are recommended to submit a resume soon after applying that includes the applicant's background connected to leadership and/or related to oceanography 

* Transfer students bringing in fewer than 60 transferable college semester (or 90 quarter) units are considered lower-division transfer students.

 

Upper-Division* Transfer Student Admission Requirements

  • Be in "good standing" (such as not being expelled, on suspension, and on probation) at all colleges you have attended
  • These four courses, completed with a C- or better, are required:
    • A college-level math course (CSU GE area B4) completed within five years of the intended term of entry.  Pre-calculus is recommended.
    • A college-level composition English course (CSU GE area A2) 
    • A "Critical Thinking" course (CSU GE area A3) 
    • An "Oral Communication" course (CSU GE area A1) 
  • The overall college GPA must be at least a 2.00. 
  • Applicants are recommended to submit a resume soon after applying that includes the applicant's background connected to leadership and/or related to oceanography. 

* Transfer students bringing in 60 or more transferable college semester (or 90 quarter) units are considered upper-division transfer students.


"I'm not sure which course at my school satisfies one of the courses listed above.  How can I know?"

If you have a question about a specific course that you have already taken or are considering taking, just send us an e-mail to admission@csum.edu with the course name and title. We can look it up for you and give you an evaluation. You can also ask something like "is it course A, B, or C that satisfies your requirement?"

Contact

Cal Maritime Admission Office
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590

Apply at calstate.edu/apply

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