理学地质学士-地球物理学

地学家是地球资源和环境的管理者或照料者。他们努力了解地球和其他行星上的自然过程。调查地球，土壤，海洋和大气层，预测天气，制定土地使用计划，探索其他行星和太阳系，确定环境影响以及寻找有用的地球材料的新来源只是地球科学家的几种方式有助于我们对地球过程和历史的理解。在地球物理学专业中，向学生展示了一些概念，这些概念将我们的宇宙内部运作与地球的历史联系起来。从构造地质学到地层学和地震学，充分的准备工作可增强学生的专业视野。
The department seeks to prepare students who are majoring in geology or physics, minoring in geography, geology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geophysics, or physics to compete with graduates from other institutions for industrial and governmental positions, follow a career in science education, or pursue a higher level degree. It does this through fundamental courses in the respective disciplines and through specialized programs in GIS, energy, hydrogeology, groundwater modeling, certification in GIS, certification in Geophysics, and certification in nuclear power plant (NPP) operations. For students in technical areas, the department endeavors to provide the background necessary for success in their chosen profession. For non-technical majors, the department strives to enlighten students concerning some of the basic realities of our universe and to instill in them an appreciation of the methods of scientific inquiry and the impact of science on our modern world. In addition to our undergraduate degrees and minors, we also offer an interdisciplinary graduate program in Petrophysics.