About SIO UnderGrad

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Department offers over 45 undergraduate courses covering a wide breadth of earth and marine sciences on several different levels. There are several introductory classes for non majors, and upper-division courses intended for a wide range of students in natural science majors. For students interested in careers in earth sciences, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers a B.S. degree and a contiguous B.S./M.S. degree in Earth Sciences. In addition, students may follow a chemistry/earth sciences major, a physics major with a specialization in earth sciences, or an environmental systems/earth sciences major (see the "Chemistry," "Physics," or "Environmental Systems" sections of the catalog for details). The program also offers an academic minor in earth sciences. 

For students interested in broadening their understanding of and opportunity in marine science and oceanography, the program offers an academic minor in Marine Science. The Marine Science minor in is designed to complement the strong disciplinary training of UCSD basic natural science and engineering majors (i.e. chemistry, physics, biological sciences, earth sciences, engineering, mathematics etc.) by providing a broad interdisciplinary perspective with an applied environmental focus.

In addition to formal coursework, dozens of UCSD undergraduates, from a wide variety of majors, benefit each year from individual and group research projects with SIO faculty and researchers.