Overview

Department of Marine Sciences / Department of Marine Sciences is located in Mayag??ez, PR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Departmental final exams
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying and departmental final exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

18

Applied

16

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

57

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	87.72%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 1

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Marine botany, ecology, chemistry, and parasitology; fisheries; ichthyology; aquaculture
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 259 North Blvd. Alfonso Valdes Cobian
Mayag??ez, PR  00681-9000
United States

Contact Mr. Ernesto Otero PhD
Director
Email: jorge.corredor@upr.edu
Phone: 787-265-3838
Fax: 787-899-2630

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