Oceanography, B.S. MAP (ready for calculus)

Semester 1 (13-15 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3   
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1   
• Major / GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 105 - Calculus for the Biological Sciences & Natural Resources Units: 3  ^{[1, 2]} OR MATH 109  ^{[1, 2]}
• Major / GE Area B1: Physical Science OCN 109 - General Oceanography Units: 3   AND B3: Lab Activity OCN 109L  
• GE Area E: Lifelong Learning SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3  

^[1] Prerequisite of MATH 102 or (MATH 101 and MATH 101T) or placement into calculus. See placement categories in Admission Information  for details. Students not yet eligible to take MATH 105 or MATH109 should consult an advisor.

^[2] See Major Notes for math and physics pathways.

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[3] 
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Critical Thinking FOR 100 - Critical Thinking & Social & Environmental Responsibility Units: 3  (recommended)
• American Institutions / GE Area D: Social Science 
  U.S. and California Government
     Units: 3
• GE Area F: Ethnic Studies / DCG Domestic NAS 104 - Introduction to Native American Studies Units: 3  
• Major MATH 215 - Multivariate Calculus for the Biological Sciences & Natural Resources Units: 3  OR  MATH 110  ^[2]

^[3] If ENGL 104 was taken last semester, take an elective, other GE or major course in place of ENGL 103.

Semester 3 (16 Units)

• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3
• Major CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5  
• Major OCN 260 - Sampling Techniques & Field Studies Units: 1  
• Major STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4  OR MATH 210  ^[2]

Semester 4 (16 Units)

• American Institutions 
  U.S. History
    Units: 3
• Major / GE Area B: Life Science BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology Units: 4   
• Major CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II Units: 5  
• Major GEOL 109 - General Geology Units: 4  

Semester 5 (16 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Major PHYX 106 - College Physics: Mechanics & Heat Units: 4  OR PHYX 109  ^[2]
• Major OCN 310 - Biological Oceanography Units: 4  
• Major OCN 370 - Library Research & Report Writing Seminar Units: 2  

Semester 6 (17-18 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
    Units: 3
• Major OCN 330 - Chemical Oceanography Units: 4  
• Major OCN 495 - Field Cruise I Units: 3   
• Major PHYX 107 - College Physics: Electromagnetism & Modern Physics Units: 4  OR PHYX 210  ^[2]
• Major Elective ^[2] Units: 3-4

Semester 7 (15-17 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    (take a course that double-counts for DCG) Units: 3
• Major OCN 340 - Geological Oceanography Units: 4  
• Major OCN 496 - Field Cruise II Units: 2  
• Major Elective OR Minor Units: 3-4 ^[2]
• Major Elective OR Minor Units: 3-4 ^[2]

Semester 8 (13-15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
    Units: 3
• Major OCN 320 - Physical Oceanography Units: 4  
• Major OCN 420 - Oceans & Climate Units: 3  
• Major OCN 485 - Undergraduate Seminar Units: 1  
• Major Elective ^[2] Units: 2-4

^[2] See Major Notes for math and physics pathways.