Transferring into Oceanography

Transfer Application Information

Admission Requirements

Lower-Division Transfer (students with fewer than 60 semester or 90 quarter units transferable to Cal Maritime)

  • 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

Upper-Division Transfer (students with 60 or more semester or 90 or more quarter units transferable to Cal Maritime)

  • 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.

 Summary of Major

Semester-by-Semester Curriculum

Spring term applications will be accepted starting August 1st each year.

Fall term applications will be accepted starting October 1st each year.

Applications are available online at www.calstate.edu/apply

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.

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

admission@csum.edu
707-654-1330
707-515-0778 (text)
Office Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm