2020-2021 Graduate Catalog Geography, Geology, and the Environment

All master’s degree programs require a minimum of 50 percent of the non-thesis credit hours applied to the degree to be 400-level courses or above.

Master’s degree candidates may choose either of two options.

Option I — Thesis

This 32-hour option requires:

• 18 hour core: GEO 360*, GEO 410, GEO 435, GEO 439, GEO 456, and GEO 488 
• 8-10 hours of electives 
• GEO 499 (4-6 hours)

Option II — Comprehensive Exam

This 32-hour option requires:

• 18 hour core: GEO 360, GEO 410, GEO 435, GEO 439, GEO 456, and GEO 488 
• 14 hours of electives 
• a comprehensive examination

* Students who are admitted into the program with undergraduate credit in GEO 360 will be required to take an additional graduate course.

Graduate students in the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment may elect to pursue a Hydrogeology GIS Graduate Certificate. To earn the certificate, the student must take and successfully complete GEO 303, GEO 304, and GEO 305.