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In 1946, a more complete program was initiated under the leadership of the institution's director, Harold U. Sverdrup, and the student enrollment more than doubled. The institution began to expand rapidly in research and instruction and to undertake more of the responsibilities of a graduate department in oceanography under the supervision of the Graduate Division at Los Angeles. Between 1946 and 1960, 53 doctoral degrees were granted to candidates in oceanography.
After its formal establishment, the department continued to emphasize studies designed to reveal the interdependence of the biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes operating in the oceans. Entering students were required to have a baccalaureate degree in one of the physical or biological sciences and to continue their studies in basic science at the graduate level. At the same time they were expected to broaden their experience by the study of all aspects of oceanography. The number of students increased from 57 in 1960 to 72 in 1965 and 18 doctoral degrees were granted during this period.
By the mid-1960's the department had a faculty of 16 and some members of the Scripps research staff served as lecturers. All of the faculty held appointments in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and some had additional appointments in other units of the San Diego campus, such as the Institute of Marine Resources and the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. source
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