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GEOSC:BS - Bachelor of Science in Geosciences

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Earth & Environment/CASEUGASE - Arts, Sciences & EducationBS - Bachelor of Science

Admissions Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Geosciences

See general university admission requirements at admissions.fiu.edu.

Admissions Requirements for the Honors Major in Geosciences

To be admitted to the major a student must have:

--Arranged to be sponsored by a faculty advisor.
--Completed all lower division courses required for the degree program.
--Taken at least 14 hours of Earth Science courses with a GPA of at least 3.5; 6 hours must be at the 3000 level or above.
--An overall GPA of 3.5 or higher in 3000 and 4000 level classes.
-- Exceptions to these criteria may be granted in special cases through appeal to the Earth and Environment Undergraduate Committee.

Application to the program is made by submission of the Honors in Geosciences/Earth Sciences Admission Form to the Earth and Environment Undergraduate Committee. This is usually done in the semester before the student intends to begin the Honors thesis research.

Completion requirement

For a list of all state-approved common prerequisites, including alternatives, visit https://cpm.flvc.org.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Students in the Geological Sciences Major are strongly recommended to take course and course in place of course and course.

Students may take course and course as a substitute for course and course.

Physics with Calculus is strongly recommended for the Atmospheric Sciences Major.

The choice of Physics sequence depends on the area of Geology specialization.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Students must select one of the following course sequences in their preferred major.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
OR
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
OR
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

The above courses may be substituted with a 3 or more credit field course from another university

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

Students may also select courses from Field Experience to satisfy this requirement

Any other unused course listed in the upper division requirements of the Atmosphere Sciences or Geoinformatics majors may also be used for Geo-electives. Other courses approved by the Program Director may also be used.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

course must be taken twice to fulfill the requirement of at least 2 credits from Remote Sensing and Instrumentation.

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Students may also choose courses from Remote Sensing and Instrumentation or Additional Weather Forecasting to satisfy this requirement.

Any other unused course listed in the upper division requirements of the Geological Sciences or Atmospheric Sciences majors may also be used for Geo-electives.  Other courses approved by the Program Director may also be used.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

Students may also choose courses from Major Specific Courses or Field Methods to satisfy this requirement.

Any other unused course listed in the upper division requirements of the Geological Sciences or Atmospheric Sciences majors may also be used for Geo-electives.  Other courses approved by the Program Director may also be used.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

For course, students may substitute Historical Geology from another institution

Other Curricular Offering: Combined BS in Geosciences to MS in Geosciences Accelerated Degree Pathway

The combined BS/MS degree pathway in Geosciences allows qualified students to earn both the BS in Geosciences and a non-thesis MS in Geosciences in a shorter amount of time than typically required for earning degrees sequentially. The accelerated pathway is designed for highly qualified undergraduate students in the Department of Earth and Environment.

A student admitted to the combined degree pathway will be considered to have undergraduate status until the student applies for graduation from their bachelor’s degree program. Only 5000-level or higher courses, and no more than the number of credits specified by the program catalog, may be applied toward both degrees.

Shared credit is limited to formal coursework, exclusive of independent study. Students may not enroll in graduate level classes until provisionally admitted to the graduate program. Students must apply for the award of their bachelor's degree the semester the degree requirements will be completed.

The bachelor's degree and master's degree cannot be awarded in the same term. No undergraduate credit may count toward the graduate degree.

General Requirements

(1) Meet the requirements of both the BS and non-thesis MS degree in Geosciences.

(2) Overlap of programs: Up to 4 courses (12 credits) may be used in satisfying both the BS and MS degree requirements, which must be at the 5000-level or higher.

The Honors Major in Geosciences provides outstanding students with the opportunity to do original research under a faculty sponsor. To graduate with Honors, the student must carry out a research project, write up the project as an Honors Thesis, and present the results of the research in a Departmental seminar.

Completion requirement
Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 in courses in 3000 and 4000 level classes and complete all the B.S. requirements in Geosciences or B.A. requirements in Earth Sciences, including GLY 4989L (Honors Research, 3 credits) and GLY 4970 (Honors Thesis, 3 credits). Students must also complete an Honors research in collaboration with an Honors supervisor and present a draft of the Honors thesis to the Earth and Environment Undergraduate Committee. Deposition of a completed approved copy of the Honors thesis with the Earth and Environment office.

Admissions Requirements for the Combined BS in Geosciences to Master of Science (MS) in Geosciences Accelerated Degree Pathway

To be considered for admission to the combined bachelor’s/master’s degree pathway, students must have completed at least 75 credit hours including all lower division requirements, typically have at least 30 credit hours remaining in the program and meet the admissions criteria for the graduate degree program to which they are applying. Students need only apply once to the combined degree pathway; the application is submitted to Graduate Admissions typically before the student starts the last 30 credits of the bachelor’s degree program. Students must apply prior to the semester in which graduate credits will be counted towards the undergraduate degree program.

Admissions Requirements

(1) Current enrollment in the Bachelor of Science program in Geosciences at FIU.

(2)Completed at least 75 credits of coursework (including UCC), and typically has 30 credits remaining.

(3) Completion of all lower division required courses for the bachelors degree.

(4) Minimum GPA of 3.25.

(5) Three letters of recommendation.

(6) Approval by the Earth and Environment Graduate Committee.