Welcome to the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science! Please use this page as a guide to assist you as you select and register for your first semester courses.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANNING YOUR COURSE SELECTIONS
For the purpose of our online pre-selection process, we are concentrating only on the required core courses needed to graduate. Your transitional advisor will assist you with pre-registration steps that will prepare you to register. During New and Transfer Student Orientation Advising you will meet with your primary academic advisor to discuss how this first semester fits into your overall curriculum requirements. A typical full-time academic schedule for a new Rosenstiel student will include 4-5 courses with 1 to 2 labs (15-17 credits). Please read this page in its entirety to ensure proper enrollment.
Course descriptions can be found through Canelink. CaneLink is the University of Miami's online portal for students and faculty. You will use your existing CaneID and password to log on. Please use the guide provided on the New Student Registration webpage to search for courses.
*Transfer Students* – Please make sure to visit our Transfer Students page for instructions on planning your course selections.
AP/IB/CLEP Exams, Dual Enrollment, Transfer Courses, Summer Scholars
- AP/IB (HL) or CLEP exams: If you do not know the results of AP/IB (HL) and CLEP exams at this time, you will need to make a judgment about the potential for receiving credits. Let the transitional advisor know which exams you have or will have taken. Upon receipt of the results, please your transitional advisor via the admission portal or emailing success@miami.edu. You may check the AP/IB (HL) credit information in order to determine the exam scores necessary for the awarding of University of Miami credit for specific courses.
- To have AP and IB (HL) scores evaluated for UM credit, you must request that your scores be sent directly to the UM Office of Admission from the College Board or from your regional IB office --- a notation on the high school transcript is not sufficient. To have CLEP scores evaluated for UM credit you must submit an Official Test Result Report to the UM Office of Admission. The University of Miami’s School code is 5815.
- Dual Enrollment/Transfer credits: If you took a course for college credit, you must submit official transcripts to the UM Office of Admission from the issuing College or University. A listing on the high school transcript is not sufficient to award college credit. A minimum grade of "C" is required for consideration of credit in all dual enrollment and transfer courses. Please note: All grades earned in these courses are part of your permanent record. If you plan on using a transferred course as an equivalent for a requirement of your major, please complete the Submit the Transfer Course Equivalency Evaluation form along with the course syllabus to the department that the course falls within for approval.
- Summer Scholars: Students who have taken part in the Summer Scholars MSC107 and MSC115 track will be waived out of MSC112 and should not enroll in MSC112. We would ask that you identify yourself during the enrollment process to ensure this information is recorded within your student file.
- Official test scores and/or transcripts for credits earned from any college/university should be sent to: University of Miami, Office of Admission, P.O. Box 249117, Coral Gables, FL 33124-9117.
Cognates
The University General Education requirements will be completed using cognates. A cognate is a group of at least three courses for at least nine credits, related in a topical, thematic, interdisciplinary, sequential, or other fashion, so that completion of a cognate provides coherent depth of knowledge.
You will need to complete one cognate in each of the three Areas of Knowledge: Arts and Humanities, People and Society (Social Sciences), and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). All undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School will be required to complete the Arts and Humanities and People and Society cognate but will fulfill their STEM cognate requirement through their major requirements. Students in Marine Affairs will fulfill their People and Society cognate requirement through their minor. To find out more information about cognates here.
Individualized Cognates –UM students can fulfill the Areas of Knowledge general education requirement by creating an individualized cognate. Only courses (UM as well as transfer courses) with an Area of Knowledge course attribute in CaneLink can be used in an individualized cognate. To read more about the specifics for individualized cognates and current approved courses, click here.
Required Courses for Majors
The following sections outline the recommended courses for first-year students enrolling in each major. Students beginning with transfer credit should contact the main office at marsci@miami.edu. The Written Communication Skills and Mathematics requirements for all majors are described below.
