It is expected that most applicants will have a solid background in Geology, but students with other scientific backgrounds are encouraged to apply to the program. Students with minimal geological backgrounds need to consult with their advisor regarding a course of study. Appropriate background in the following areas must have been completed at the undergraduate level or must be completed as deficiencies that do not fulfill the course requirements of the M.S. degree:
   ¤ Field Geology ("Field Camp")
   ¤ Minerology
   ¤ Petrology
   ¤ Stratigraphy/Sedimentology
   ¤ Structural Geology

Graduate Requirements
Students required to take four or more of these courses as deficiencies may substitute either Geol 550 or Geol 560 for any required non-geology course (MATH 340, 510 or 541, CE 520, PHY 507 or 520) completed at the undergraduate level, in order to meet their minimum graduate course requirement.

Geophysics Core Courses:
   ¤ GEOL 505 Modeling and Computational Methods in Geology
   ¤ GEOL 585 Introduction to Applied Geophysics
   ¤ MATH 340 Differential Equations^#
   ¤ MATH 510 Matrix Theory
   ¤ MATH 541 Fourier Analysis & Partial Differential Equations
      or
   ¤ CE 520 Finite Element Methods in Engineering
   ¤ PHY 507 Electricity and Magnetism
      or
   ¤ PHY 520 Acoustics
   ^# Consult advisor regarding graduate credit for this course.