Roadmaps
The degree requirements give you 60 units of restricted electives, chosen from the Discipline or Supporting Science subjects, so that you can tailor your program of study to match your interests and your plans beyond the S.B. degree.
The roadmaps that follow present some suggested rigorous programs of study focused on different research specialties. Many include one or two more classes than you are required to take to graduate so that you can see that a more advanced program is possible. The suggested programs give you a general idea of what you might take; you should consult with your advisor to plan a program specifically for you. Your choice of classes will depend on your plans beyond the Bachelor’s degree. A senior thesis is required.
Core Courses - required of all students
Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.001 |
12 |
12.002 |
12 |
||
|
12.003 |
12 |
This might be a good time to take an IAP class or explore a UROP. |
18.03 |
12 |
|
|
Elective |
12 |
Elective |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
||
Atmospheres, Oceans and Climates-Chemistry
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.335 |
12 |
12.330 |
12 |
||
|
5.60 |
12 |
|
12.338 |
12 |
|
|
Elective |
12 |
5.03 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
||
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.301 |
12 |
12.333 |
12 |
||
|
Elective |
12 |
|
18.311 |
12 |
|
|
12.TIP |
6 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
||||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
42 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
||
Atmospheres, Oceans and Climates-Dynamics
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.008 |
12 |
12.307 |
15 |
||
|
5.60 |
12 |
12.310 |
6 |
12.330 |
12 |
|
Elective |
12 |
Elective |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
TOTAL UNITS |
6 |
TOTAL UNITS |
51 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.301 |
12 |
12.333 |
12 |
||
|
8.03 |
12 |
|
18.311 |
12 |
|
|
Elective |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
12.TIP |
6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
| HASS | 12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
||
Energy Resources
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.021 |
12 |
12.222 |
6 |
||
|
5.60 |
12 |
12.221 |
6 |
12.340 |
12 |
|
Elective |
12 |
18.05 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
Elective |
12 |
||
| HASS |
12 |
||||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
TOTAL UNITS |
6 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
8.21 |
12 |
12.348 |
12 |
||
|
Elective |
12 |
12.213 |
6 |
12.009 |
12 |
|
HASS |
12 |
12.108 |
12 |
||
|
12.TIP |
6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
||||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
42 |
TOTAL UNITS | 6 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
Environmental Science
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.010 |
12 |
12.119 |
12 |
||
|
12.104 |
12 |
12.221 or 12.115/12.116; 12.221/12.222; 12.307; 12.335 |
6 |
5.03 |
12 |
|
Elective or 12.335 |
12 |
Elective or 12.307 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
12.222 |
6 |
||
| HASS |
12 |
||||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
TOTAL UNITS |
6 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.086 |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
12.301 |
12 |
|
12.338 |
12 |
|
|
HASS |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
12.TIP |
6 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
12.ThU |
6 |
||||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
42 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
||
Geobiology
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
5.12 |
12 |
12.116 |
6 |
||
|
5.60 |
12 |
12.115 |
6 |
12.007 |
12 |
|
12.113 |
12 |
7.05 |
12 |
||
|
12.114 |
6 |
Elective |
12 | ||
| HASS | 12 | HASS |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
TOTAL UNITS |
6 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.086 |
12 |
1.080 |
12 |
||
|
12.158 |
9 |
|
12.119 |
12 |
|
|
Elective |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
| 12.TIP | 6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
51 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
||
Geophysics
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.010 |
12 |
12.222 |
6 |
||
|
5.60 |
12 |
12.221 |
6 |
12.005 |
12 |
|
Elective |
12 |
12.108 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
Elective |
12 | ||
| HASS |
12 |
||||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
TOTAL UNITS |
6 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.109 |
12 |
12.207 |
12 |
||
|
12.201 |
12 |
|
12.009 |
12 |
|
|
Elective |
12 |
Elective |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
| 12.TIP | 6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
51 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
||
Geoscience
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.113 |
12 |
12.116 |
6 |
||
|
12.114 |
6 |
12.115 |
12 |
12.108 |
12 |
|
12.163 |
12 |
12.119 |
12 |
||
|
Elective |
12 |
Elective |
12 | ||
| HASS | 12 | HASS |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
TOTAL UNITS |
12 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
12.113 |
12 |
12.108 |
12 |
||
|
12.163 |
12 |
|
12.119 |
12 |
|
|
Elective |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
| 12.TIP | 6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
51 |
TOTAL UNITS |
54 |
||
Planetary Science-Exploration
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.420 |
12 |
12.108 |
12 |
||
|
12.008 |
12 |
|
12.43J |
12 |
|
|
12.410 |
15 |
Elective |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 | ||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
51 |
|
TOTAL UNITS |
58 |
|
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
8.03 |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
Elective |
12 |
|
12.431J |
18 |
|
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
12.TIP |
6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
42 |
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
||
Planetary Science-Observation
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units | Subject | Units |
Subject |
Units |
|
12.420 |
12 |
8.03 |
12 |
||
|
12.008 |
12 |
|
18.04 |
12 |
|
|
12.410 |
15 |
Elective |
12 |
||
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 | ||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
51 |
|
TOTAL UNITS |
48 |
|
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Independent Activities Period (IAP) | Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Subject |
Units |
Subject |
Units | ||
|
8.04 |
12 |
12.009 |
12 |
||
|
Elective |
12 |
|
8.044 |
12 |
|
|
HASS |
12 |
HASS |
12 |
||
|
12.TIP |
6 |
12.ThU |
6 |
||
|
TOTAL UNITS |
42 |
TOTAL UNITS |
42 |
||