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Language Requirements Although there is no formal language requirement, all students must be proficient in English. All international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English must take the TOEFL and submit their test scores to the UCSD Office of Graduate Admissions.
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Departmental and Qualifying ExaminationsDoctoral candidates normally will be required to take a Departmental Examination not later than early in the second year of study. The examination will be primarily oral, although written parts may be included. This is dependent on the curricular group. The student will be required to demonstrate, in a quantitative and analytical manner, comprehension of required subject material and of the pertinent interactions of physical, chemical, biological, or geological factors.
When the student has passed the Departmental Examination, and has completed an appropriate period of additional study, the department will recommend appointment of a Doctoral Committee. This committee will supervise the student's performance and reporting of his or her research. The Doctoral Committee must be formed before the student may proceed to the Qualifying Examination.
The Doctoral Committee will determine the student's qualifications for independent research by means of a Qualifying Examination, which will be administered no later than the end of the third year. The nature of the Qualifying Examination varies between curricular groups. In biological oceanography, marine biology, geological sciences, physical oceanography, applied ocean science, and climate sciences the student will be expected to describe his or her proposed thesis research and satisfy the committee, in an oral examination, as to mastery of this and related topics. In marine chemistry and geochemistry the student, in an oral examination, is required to present and defend a single research proposition in his or her specialized area. The student also is required to provide a written summary of the research proposition, with references, prior to the examination. In geophysics, the student presents an original research problem, in the form of a written proposition, to the Doctoral Committee. The student's oral presentation and defense of this proposition completes the examination.
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Dissertation A requirement for the Ph.D. degree is the submission of a dissertation and a Final Examination in which the thesis is publicly defended. We encourage students to publish appropriate parts of their theses in scientific literature. In some cases, individual chapters are published as research articles prior to the completion of the entire thesis.
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SIO Department Ph.D. T ime Limit PoliciesStudents must complete a Qualifying Examination and be advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree by the end of three years. Total university support may not exceed seven years and total registered time at UCSD may not exceed eight years.
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Special Financial Aid The majority of students are supported by graduate student researcher positions funded through the grants and contracts of the faculty and research staff. Twelve-month graduate student researcher positions for 2002-03 carry stipends ranging from approximately $18,291 to $20,415 and include tuition and fee remission. In addition, teaching assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, and other awards are available on a campus-wide competitive basis. The Department has a limited number of fellowships and graduate student researcher positions available.
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FEES/TUITION PER QUARTER
2002-2003(3 Quarters per year)
Resident Fees $5,014.50
Nonresident Fees $5,204.50
Nonresident Tuition $11,132.00
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A list of courses Offered by the SIO Graduate Department can be found in the UCSD General Catalog.TOP ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Research Activities The Research Activities of Scripps Institution of Oceano graphy summarizes the research of each participating scientist at the Institution. Scientists indicate their research interests, courses taught, selected publications, sea time planned, and average number of SIO 299 students per quarter.
You may request a copy of the Research Activities by writing to:
The Department of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0208
La Jolla, California 92093-0208
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Contact InformationScripps Institution of Oceanography
Graduate Department
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0208
La Jolla, CA 92093-0208
USA
tel: 858-534-3206
fax: 858-534-7889
siodept@sio.ucsd.edu
