{"id":622,"date":"2013-10-05T18:16:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T22:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/?p=622"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:50:28","slug":"physics-physical-oceanography-b-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/physics-physical-oceanography-b-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics and Physical Oceanography, B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/career.uri.edu\/channels\/physics-and-physical-oceanography-b-s\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Major to Career<\/h2><p>Explore career outcomes, jobs, internships and more for this major.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CCEE Virtual Career Center<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Advising Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth wp-block-paragraph\">The Bachelor of Science in Physics and Physical Oceanography program is unique in the entire United States. It is jointly offered by the Physics Department and the Graduate School of Oceanography. Students in this program are optimally prepared for graduate studies in oceanography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisors for Undergraduate Classification (UC) Students<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/caroline-phillips\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Caroline Phillips\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web.jpg 720w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web-364x471.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Caroline-P_web-500x647.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/caroline-phillips\/\">Caroline Phillips<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Academic Advisor (UC)<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2963<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:caroline_phillips@uri.edu\">caroline_phillips@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/david-heskett\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/david_heskett_web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Heskett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/david_heskett_web.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/david_heskett_web-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/david-heskett\/\">David Heskett<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Faculty Advisor - Academic Year Only<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Physics<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisors for Advanced-Standing Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who have met the matriculation requirements for the major (see &#8220;Major Entry Requirements&#8221; below) are assigned to a faculty advisor within the department. Advisor contact information can be found in Starfish; if you have questions regarding your advisor assignment, please contact the administrative aide in the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Physics-and-Oceanography-BS-2026.pdf\">2026<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Physics-and-Physical-Oceanography-BS-_2025-2026_Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Physics-and-Physical-Oceanography-BS-Track-2024-2025-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Physics-and-Oceanography-BS-2023-2024-Curriculum-Sheet.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Physics-and-Oceanography-BS-Track-2022-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Physics-and-Oceanography-BS-2021.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Entry Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete 24 units and have a minimum GPA of 2.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete URI 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/physics\/\" title=\"\">internship credit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Advising Resources The Bachelor of Science in Physics and Physical Oceanography program is unique in the entire United States. 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