{"id":2637,"date":"2016-09-09T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine\/?page_id=2637"},"modified":"2018-04-06T13:55:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T17:55:02","slug":"overview-degree-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine\/bachelor-of-science-in-marine-science\/overview-degree-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of Marine Science Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"
Minimum number of credits required to graduate:<\/strong>\u00a0120<\/p>\n Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a02.0<\/p>\n Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward major:<\/strong>\u00a0Marine Science Majors must have a 2.0 GPA overall in all required classes.\u00a0 Required classes include the core curriculum and upper-level electives.<\/p>\n Other GPA requirements to graduate:\u00a0<\/strong>None.<\/p>\n Required Course(s) for fulfilling Capstone Experience:\u00a0<\/strong>SMS 400 and SMS 404<\/p>\n Field Experience Requirement:\u00a0<\/strong>All students must complete 42 hours of field experience (these hours are clock hours, not credit hours). This requirement can be met by our Semester-by-the-Sea program, field-based courses, internships and\/or study-abroad programs. Contact the School of Marine Sciences for details.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact Information:\u00a0<\/strong>William Ellis, Associate Professor of Oceanography and Associate Director, 360 Aubert Hall, 207-581-4360,\u00a0 william.ellis@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Minimum number of credits required to graduate:\u00a0120 Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate:\u00a02.0 Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward major:\u00a0Marine Science Majors must have a 2.0 GPA overall in all required classes.\u00a0 Required classes include the core curriculum and upper-level electives. Other GPA requirements to graduate:\u00a0None. Required Course(s) for fulfilling Capstone Experience:\u00a0SMS 400 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":574,"featured_media":0,"parent":2633,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2637","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nRequirements of the Marine Science Major<\/h1>\n
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