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Graduate Program

What are our grad students up to?

Read about current and past research.

Available funding

Most of the departmental funding is awarded in the form of Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTFs). Learn more about GTFs, basic awards, and fellowship maintenance.

Graduate student resources

• Graduate student handbook (PDF)
• Pawbook guide to UVM and Burlington (PDF)

Master of Science (M.S.) in Geology

• Apply to graduate school at UVM.

Requirements for Master of Science Degree

See current Catalogue for the most up-to-date description of program requirements.

Prerequisites for Acceptance to Candidacy

1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution including year-long courses in chemistry, physics or biology, and mathematics. The M.S. program is also open to undergraduate majors in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering or mathematics who have accumulated 12 semester hours of coursework in geology; required remedial course-work in geology, if any, will be established by the student and the faculty during the admission process and during advising at the beginning of the first semester.
2. Strong undergraduate record, letters of recommendation, and satisfactory basic GRE scores.
3. Participation in the first year course, "Introduction to Graduate Studies in Geology."
4. At least one 300 level course.

Minimum Degree Requirements

Thesis and advanced courses in Geology must total at least thirty semester hours including a minimum of six and a maximum of nine credit hours for thesis research Advanced courses in related sciences are encouraged and may be substituted for Geology courses with the permission of the student's thesis committee. All students must complete successfully a course in field geology or equivalent before graduation. This can be satisfied by GEOL 201, a comparable course at another institution, or recognized experience with a state survey, U.S. Geological Survey, an oceanographic institute, geolimnological group or industry. Satisfactory completion will be determined by the student's thesis committee. You must pass both parts one and two of the comprehensive exam.

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