BS Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Marine Sciences (MARS) program is a Bachelor of Science degree that focuses on the geological, chemical and physical science aspects of the estuarine, coastal and marine environment. The coastal location of the campus enables students to acquire extensive hands-on field experience in addition to rigorous course work in chemistry, geology, physics, biology, oceanography and mathematics. All MARS majors take four courses of oceanography with labs and a course in geographic information systems (GIS).

Faculty: Texas A&M University at Galveston | Department: College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies | Duration: 121 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

The Graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free or directed elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. Course list includes CHEM 119 Fundamentals of Chemistry I; ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric; MARS 102 Earth and Ocean Science 1; BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I; CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry II; MARB 101 Succeeding in Science 1. The plan of study totals 121 semester credit hours.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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