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Applicants should take the GRE general test. The scores of this
examination must be reported to the Department of Geological
Sciences. Three letters of recommendation are also required for
admission to the doctoral program and for financial aid applications
at any level.
A minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate level courses are
required for the Master of Science in geology. At least 24 hours
must be in organized graduate-level geology courses (excluding
research, teaching, special projects, etc.). Six hours of thesis
research credit are required. All master's degrees are terminal; a
separate and new application for admission to the doctoral program
is required.
For the Master of Science in Teaching degree, at least 36 hours are
required. Six of these hours must be in GLY 6943 and at least 24
must be in organized graduate-level geology courses. The
remaining 6 hours must be in approved electives. A minor in
education is required. Candidates also must pass the final oral
examination.
Of the 90 semester hours required for the Ph.D., 45 must be in
formal, organized graduate-level class work (excluding individual
work, supervised research and teaching, advanced research,
dissertation, special projects, etc.). Remaining credits will be in GLY
7979, GLY 7980, additional geology courses, or courses in a related
field.
The Department offers a combined bachelor's/master's degree
program. Contact the graduate coordinator for information.
BOT 5115: Paleobotany (3) Prereq: upper-level course in botany
or geology; or consent of instructor. Comparative study of plants
through geologic time with attention to morphology and evolution of
major groups of land plants, based on the fossil record. Offered
spring term in odd-numbered years.
GLY 5156: Geologic Evolution of North America (3) Prereq: GLY
2010 or 2026; 4400C recommended. Key geological features of
North American plate and important aspects of their geological
evolution through time. Current and past plate tectonic setting,
major geological and geomorphologic provinces, geophysical aspects
of North American lithosphere, and natural resources.
GLY 5241C: Geochemistry (3) Prereq: CHM 2046, GLY 2010C.
The abundance and distribution of the elements and their behavior
during various geological processes.
GLY 5245: Hydrogeochemistry (3) Prereq: inorganic chemistry,
calculus, or consent of instructor. Geological controls on chemical
and isotopic composition of natural waters, including meteoric
ground water, brines, and sea water; emphasizing thermodynamic
and kinetic aspects of fluid-solid reactions.