2023-2024 Graduate Catalog Geography, Geology, and the Environment
206 Felmley Hall,
Campus Box 4400
(309) 438-7649
Geo.IllinoisState.edu
Chairperson: Dagmar Budikova
Programs Offered
M.S. in Hydrogeology and the Hydrogeology Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Graduate Certificate.
Hydrogeology Program
Degree Offered: M.S.
Master’s degree candidates may choose either of two options.
Option I — Thesis
This 32-hour option requires:
- 15 hour core: GEO 410, GEO 435, GEO 439, GEO 456, and GEO 460*
- 11-13 hours of electives
- GEO 499 (4-6 hours)
Option II — Comprehensive Exam
This 32-hour option requires:
- 15 hour core: GEO 410, GEO 435, GEO 439, GEO 456, and GEO 460*
- 17 hours of electives
- a comprehensive examination
* Students who are admitted into the program having taken GEO 360 will be required to take an additional graduate course. 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.
Hydrogeology Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Graduate Certificate
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 403, or GEO 463, GEO 404, and GEO 405 or GEO 465.