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The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) is an autonomous research unit of the University System of Georgia. The mission of the Institute is to provide the State of Georgia with a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence in marine science. This is achieved through the development of strong internal research programs across a broad range of subdisciplines. Research activities at the Institute are conducted on scales ranging from local economic and environmental issues to global processes and phenomena. In addition, the Skidaway Institute serves regional and state-wide educational and management needs for access to marine research facilities. Although SkIO is not a degree-granting institution, its faculty hold adjunct appointments at System institutions and other universities throughout the US and serve as mentors and advisors for undergraduate and graduate students who will ultimately receive their degrees from their home institution.
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A minor in Oceanography is at least 15 credits of 200-level course work in marine sciences. Students must take all courses in Group A and at least 1 course in Group B.
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L&O Limnology and Oceanography (ISSN 0024-3590) publishes original articles, including scholarly reviews, about all aspects of limnology and oceanography. (Click here for a description of the various kinds of papers that L&O publishes.) The journal's unifying theme is the understanding of aquatic systems. Submissions are judged on the originality of their data, interpretations, and ideas, and on the degree to which they can be generalized beyond the particular aquatic system examined. Laboratory and modeling studies must demonstrate relevance to field environments; typically this means that they are bolstered by substantial "real-world" data. Few purely theoretical or purely empirical papers are accepted for review; authors are strongly advised to combine such materials into more complete papers that test novel theory against data to elucidate important features of actual aquatic systems and to predict measurable features that have not yet been observed.
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Applications to the Graduate Program in Oceanography are reviewed by all of the Graduate Faculty in the student's subdiscipline. Applicants are expected to have a strong background in basic science or engineering, generally an undergraduate major in physics, chemistry, geology, geophysics, engineering, mathematics, microbiology, zoology, botany, or a related field. Regardless of major, an applicant must have completed mathematical training including calculus through ordinary differential equations and vector calculus. Students lacking such training are considered to have a deficiency in mathematics and are required to take OCN/GG 312. Entering students who have had such formal training must demonstrate a working knowledge of calculus by taking a mathematics proficiency examination. Students who are judged to have a mathematical deficiency based on their performance on this examination must take OCN/GG 312.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography was founded in 1903 and today occupies 230 acres mostly along the Pacific coastline. More than 300 scientists conduct basic and applied research covering all facets of the ocean, earth, and atmospheric sciences. The graduate program in Marine Sciences currently enrolls 241 students. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps is a self-supporting educational resource for the region and receives more than 340,000 visitors annually.
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Six regular issues of Limnology and Oceanography are published each year by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). In addition, Special Issues that focus on topics that are timely and of interest to a significant number of ASLO members are published occasionally.
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