Overview

Department of Geosciences / Department of Geosciences is located in Pocatello, ID, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Geology with emphasis in environmental geoscience
Master of Science (MS)	Geology
Master of Natural Science (MNS)	Geology
Master of Science (MS)	Geographic information science
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Geotechnology
Master of Science (MS)	Geophysics/hydrology/geology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
Other Advanced Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum 50th percentile in 2 sections) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral colloquium
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional Minimum 19 credits

Admissions

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum 50th percentile in 2 sections)
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation
Additional Entrance Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, bachelor's degree, statement of goals

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

45

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	77%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.22%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	11.11%

Gender

Male (60%)

Female (40%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Quantitative field mapping and sampling: microscopic, geochemical, and isotopic analysis of rocks, minerals and water; remote sensing, geographic information systems, and global positioning systems: environmental and watershed management; surficial and fluvial processes: landscape change; regional tectonics, structural geology; planetary geology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 921 South 8th Avenue, Unit 8072
Pocatello, ID  83209-8072
United States

Contact Dr. David Rodgers
Chairman
Email: rodgdavi@isu.edu
Phone: 208-282-3365
Fax: 208-282-4414

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