COMBINED B.A. / M.A. PROGRAM

The Department of Geology offers a five year combined BA/MA program, combining undergraduate credits along graduate credits.

Acceptance Criteria

Required Courses: Any two of the following: GLY 215 (Soft Rock I: Sedimentology), GLY 305 (Mineralogy), GLY 312 (Surface Processes), GLY 325(Geophysics/Tectonics).
Required GPA: 3.0 in all courses required for the major.

Two letters of recommendations from faculty.

HONORS PROGRAM

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TRANSFER STUDENTS

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Required Undergraduate Courses in Geology

GLY 101-102 Global Environmental Science or GLY 103 - 104 Evolution of the Earth and Solar System
GLY 106 Geological Mapping Techniques
GLY 407 Geological Field Camp

Three of the following four sequences

GLY 215/216 Soft Rock: Sedimentology Paleontology and Stratigraphy
GLY 305/306 Mineralogy and Petrology
GLY 312/313 Surface Processes and Hydrology
GLY 325/326 Structure-Geophysics-Tectonics

Required Undergraduate Courses Outside Geology

MTH 121(or higher) Survey of Calculus and its Applications
PHY 101 (or higher) College Physics
PHY 151 (or higher) College Physics Lab
CHE 101 General Chemistry

Required Graduate Credit Hours in Geology: 30 Credits

Three (3) Credit Hours in each of the following areas: Environmental Geology, Volcanology, General Geology
Six (6) credit hours of Elective Geology Graduate Courses to be selected in consultation with advisor
Fifteen (15) additional credit hours to be selected to support career objectives with the advice and approval of advisor.
Completion of a Geological Research Project

To Graduate

A Student must meet all departmental requisites, The University's baccalaureate degree requirements, and the Graduate School regulations.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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Undergraduate Course Availability

Undergraduate Course Catalog