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ESCI 321: Oceanography

Environmental Sciences · 4 credits

Principles of oceanography, with emphasis on a description of the marine environment as an entity. Physics, chemistry and biology of the ocean.

Offered in 13 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).

Prerequisites

BIOL 205 and (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 175) and (MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 75)

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Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (11)

BIOL 407, ESCI 322, ESCI 393, ESCI 432, ESCI 444, ESCI 445, ESCI 491, MACS 418, MACS 424, MACS 452, MACS 497E

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Vavrinec, John8Spring 2022 to Spring 2026
Shull, David5Fall 2021 to Fall 2026
Eisenlord, Morgan2Winter 2022 to Winter 2023
Love, Brooke2Winter 2026 to Winter 2027
Coleman, Natalie1Winter 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (18 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Winter 2027012818LectureMWF 10:00am-11:20am · AW 210Love, Brooke0/90Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026043785LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · MH 152Shull, David40/90Face to Face Instruction
Spring 20269Z123652LectureM 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PTVavrinec, John2/5Hybrid
Spring 202691G23653LectureM 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PLVavrinec, John6/13Hybrid
Winter 2026013658LectureMTWR 4:00pm-4:50pm · CF 110Love, Brooke84/90Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20240140520LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 210Shull, David62/90Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024VV123945LectureM 5:00pm-8:50pm · O-EVVavrinec, John0/5Hybrid
Spring 20249Z123974LectureM 5:00pm-8:50pm · O-PTVavrinec, John3/8Hybrid
Spring 202491G23963LectureM 5:00pm-8:50pm · O-PLVavrinec, John8/10Hybrid
Fall 20230140604LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 100Shull, David47/70Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023011580LectureTR 8:00am-9:50am · CF 120Eisenlord, Morgan39/80Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20220140627LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 100Shull, David35/70Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022VV124011LectureR 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-EVVavrinec, John4/5Distance Instr-Interactive
Spring 20229Z124012LectureR 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PTVavrinec, John0/3Distance Instr-Interactive
Spring 202291G24013LectureR 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PLVavrinec, John10/8Distance Instr-Interactive
Winter 2022011746LectureTR 1:00pm-2:50pm · ONLINE SYNCEisenlord, Morgan41/80Distance Instr-OnLine
Fall 20210140702LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 004Shull, David38/60Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021011901LectureTBA · REMOTE ASNCColeman, Natalie48/80Face to Face Instruction