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Graduate Studies

Geosciences offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) with a major in Geography and a Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Geology. Both of these degree programs can be taken with or without the thesis option. Descriptions of the master’s degree programs are detailed within this catalog section.

Master's Degree (MA,MS ) Programs:

      Master of Arts with Major in Geography
      Master of Science with Major in Geology
      MA and MS Degree Program Guidelines

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the University and College admission requirements for graduate study, applicants for master’s degrees in the Department of Geosciences must meet the following requirements:

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline from an accredited college or university; Credit change from 3 to 4 eff. fall 07. 562 Florida Atlantic University
2. Have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the last 60 credits of undergraduate work attempted or obtained a quantitative-verbal combined score of 1000 or higher on the general portion of the Graduate Record Exam. GRE scores more than five years old will not be accepted;
3. Receive the recommendation of the department faculty.

Departmental Degree Requirements

1. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout their graduate program. Failure to do so will subject the student to dismissal from the program.
2. Students must achieve a grade of at least “C+” in order for a course to be counted as part of the minimum credits toward the degree.

Financial Support

Master's students on Teaching Assistantships receive a full stipend and 80% tuition remission, usually for a period of up to 3 years. Students on Research Assistantships may different depending on the advisor and grant fund availability.

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