Ranking of the 6 most common majors taking each Oceanography course - AY 24/25

NOTE: The enrollment and FTES averages are the average totals over the indicated years.
All concentrations/options for majors are collapsed into the base program major code.
The percentages indicate the portion of all course takers who are in the given major.

Ranking of the 6 most common majors taking each Oceanography course - AY 24/25 - AY 25/26
course_taking_OCN report generated: 03-MAR-26

Course

Course Title

Service
attrib
Avg
AY
Enrl
Avg
AY
FTES

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

OCN 109 General Oceanography CAL 5A 60 12.0 MARB 45.2% FISH 9.2% OCN 5.9% PSYC 5.4% WLDF 4.6% UNDE 3.3%

OCN 109L Gen Ocean Lab CAL 5C 61 4.1 MARB 45.3% FISH 9.5% OCN 5.8% PSYC 5.3% WLDF 4.5% UNDE 3.3%

OCN 260 Sampling Techniques/Fld Stdies
33 2.2 MARB 62.4% OCN 15.0% BIOL 3.8% ZOOL 3.0% ERE 2.3% WLDF 2.3%

OCN 301 Marine Ecosystems-Human Impact CAL UD2/5 12 2.4 PSYC 25.5% MARB 12.8% BA 12.8% IS 8.5% ESM 6.4% ART 6.4%

OCN 304 Resources of the Sea CAL UD2/5 13 2.7 EST 17.0% RADM 9.4% PSYC 7.5% ESM 7.5% FILM 5.7% SW 5.7%

OCN 310 Biological Oceanography
9 2.4 OCN 33.3% MARB 30.6% BIOL 27.8% BIGR 2.8% BOT 2.8% ZOOL 2.8%

OCN 320 Physical Oceanography
5 1.3 OCN 73.7% ERE 10.5% CHEM 5.3% MATH 5.3% PHYS 5.3%

OCN 330 Chemical Oceanography
8 2.1 OCN 59.4% BIOL 12.5% MARB 9.4% ERE 6.3% CHEM 3.1% ZOOL 3.1%

OCN 340 Geological Oceanography
6 1.7 OCN 68.0% GEOL 8.0% MARB 8.0% RS 4.0% PHYX 4.0% BIOL 4.0%

OCN 410 Zooplankton Ecology
3 .6 BIOL 41.7% ZOOL 16.7% OCN 16.7% MARB 8.3% ESER 8.3% BIGR 8.3%

OCN 420 Oceans and Climate
8 1.6 OCN 50.0% ESM 28.1% ESYS 9.4% MARB 9.4% CHEM 3.1%

OCN 485 OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR
4 .3 OCN 100.0%

OCN 495W Field Cruise I GWAR 3 .7 OCN 100.0%

OCN 496 Field Cruise II
4 .5 OCN 100.0%

OCN 499 Directed Study
1 .1 OCN 100.0%

Ranking of the 6 most common majors taking each Oceanography course - AY 24/25 - AY 25/26 course_taking_OCN report generated: 03-MAR-26
Course	Course Title	Service attrib	Avg AY Enrl	Avg AY FTES	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
OCN 109	General Oceanography	CAL 5A	60	12.0	MARB 45.2%	FISH 9.2%	OCN 5.9%	PSYC 5.4%	WLDF 4.6%	UNDE 3.3%
OCN 109L	Gen Ocean Lab	CAL 5C	61	4.1	MARB 45.3%	FISH 9.5%	OCN 5.8%	PSYC 5.3%	WLDF 4.5%	UNDE 3.3%
OCN 260	Sampling Techniques/Fld Stdies		33	2.2	MARB 62.4%	OCN 15.0%	BIOL 3.8%	ZOOL 3.0%	ERE 2.3%	WLDF 2.3%
OCN 301	Marine Ecosystems-Human Impact	CAL UD2/5	12	2.4	PSYC 25.5%	MARB 12.8%	BA 12.8%	IS 8.5%	ESM 6.4%	ART 6.4%
OCN 304	Resources of the Sea	CAL UD2/5	13	2.7	EST 17.0%	RADM 9.4%	PSYC 7.5%	ESM 7.5%	FILM 5.7%	SW 5.7%
OCN 310	Biological Oceanography		9	2.4	OCN 33.3%	MARB 30.6%	BIOL 27.8%	BIGR 2.8%	BOT 2.8%	ZOOL 2.8%
OCN 320	Physical Oceanography		5	1.3	OCN 73.7%	ERE 10.5%	CHEM 5.3%	MATH 5.3%	PHYS 5.3%
OCN 330	Chemical Oceanography		8	2.1	OCN 59.4%	BIOL 12.5%	MARB 9.4%	ERE 6.3%	CHEM 3.1%	ZOOL 3.1%
OCN 340	Geological Oceanography		6	1.7	OCN 68.0%	GEOL 8.0%	MARB 8.0%	RS 4.0%	PHYX 4.0%	BIOL 4.0%
OCN 410	Zooplankton Ecology		3	.6	BIOL 41.7%	ZOOL 16.7%	OCN 16.7%	MARB 8.3%	ESER 8.3%	BIGR 8.3%
OCN 420	Oceans and Climate		8	1.6	OCN 50.0%	ESM 28.1%	ESYS 9.4%	MARB 9.4%	CHEM 3.1%
OCN 485	OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR		4	.3	OCN 100.0%
OCN 495W	Field Cruise I	GWAR	3	.7	OCN 100.0%
OCN 496	Field Cruise II		4	.5	OCN 100.0%
OCN 499	Directed Study		1	.1	OCN 100.0%