Join the Academic Accelerator for Marine Science at USC! Gain essential skills and credits for international students. Apply now for a bright future!
The Academic Accelerator Program (AAP) is a balanced first-year program for international students with good English-language skills. It supplements immersive classes taught in English with just the right amount of support. As a student in the Academic Accelerator, applicants will receive: The right amount of support for their academic and English-speaking needs A full year’s worth of college credits Access to courses exclusively for international students English-language help with words they need to know for their classes A mix of classes with international and United States students. Interdisciplinary in nature, the Bachelor of Science in Marine Science draws upon subject matter in many different fields of scientific endeavor, including geology, biology, chemistry, mathematics, environmental science, physics, engineering, environmental health and social sciences, which can be combined into an individually tailored curriculum. One cannot truly understand the organisms that live in the ocean without fully understanding their unique ocean environment. Marine science majors take a series of core courses covering the geological, biological, chemical and physical areas of oceanography and then choose upper-level major courses to tailor the degree to their specific interests.
