Objective:

This program provides an opportunity for students in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering to complete both their B.S. and M.S. degrees in 5 years. While finishing requirements for a B.S. degree in their senior year, students in this program can begin course work that will count toward the graduate degree. With careful planning, work on thesis research can be carried out during the summer following the student's senior year. Remaining course requirements and completion of the M.S. thesis can accomplished in the fifth year of the program.

Requirements:

Undergraduate students in the Geology, Geological Engineering, or Environmental Geoscience majors are eligible for early admission to the M.S. program on qualified status, providing they have:

1. Completed 95 semester credit hours of course work

2. Completed 30 semester hours of course work and 8 hours of upper division course work in the geological sciences, including the equivalent of physical and historical geology

3. Achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better in the geological sciences

Application and Procedures

Application for enrollment in the program should be made using the standard Graduate School form and the procedures outlined therein. Letters of reference and results from the GRE general test should be submitted with the application.

Advancement to approved status will occur when the student has completed the graduation requirements for the bachelor's program they are enrolled in, and when all deficiencies have been removed.

Undergraduate students admitted on qualified status are eligible to take 500-level courses in their last two semesters prior to completing the bachelor's degree requirements. Such courses could be included in the 30 credit hours for the degree and could appear in the graduate program of study.

For more information, please contact the department's Graduate Program Director.