Ocean Engineering Minor

The ocean engineering minor allows undergraduate engineering students to acquire a nucleus of knowledge about engineering pertaining to the ocean and the coastal zone.

Students wishing to take the ocean engineering minor should indicate their interest to the ocean engineering minor advisor, Tom Lippmann.

Academic policies related to Minors.

Credit toward the minor will only be given for courses passed with C- or better, and a 2.00 grade-point average must be maintained in courses for the minor.

• Courses taken on a pass/fail basis may not be used for a minor.
• No more than 8 credits used to satisfy major requirements may be used for the minor.
• No more than 2 courses or 8 credits may be from transfer coursework. Any transferred coursework must be approved by the minor coordinator.

For additional details on how to declare a minor, please visit https://www.unh.edu/registrar/academic-records/majors-minors.

Students typically take ESCI 501 Introduction to Oceanography, TECH 797 Undergraduate Ocean Research Project, and OE 490 Introduction to Ocean Engineering plus two additional engineering courses from the above list to complete the minor.