Overview

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies / Department of Geography and Environmental Studies is located in Colorado Springs, CO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam beyond the Feb. 1, 2019 GES MA application deadline, the GRE is no longer a required component of the MA application Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

18

Applied

14

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Beyond the Feb. 1, 2019 GES MA application deadline, the GRE is no longer a required component of the MA application
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, statement of intent (essay)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL IBT score: 89
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

15

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.33%
Black or African American	6.67%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	20%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (46%)

Female (53%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 9

Male (13)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Socio-ecological implications of conservation strategies, cultural geography, militarized spaces, geovisualization, geographic information systems, hydrology, biogeography, human-environment interactions, geomorphology, population
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	17,752

Location & Contact

Address 1420 Austin Bluff Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO  80918
United States

Contact Dr. Brandon Vogt
Director of Graduate Studies in GES
Email: bvogt@uccs.edu
Phone: 719-255-5146

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