The applicant must have an undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale in their major, (2) applicants external to the Marshall University geology department must arrange for THREE recommendation letters mailed (or e-mailed) to the department chair, (3) applicants with a GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 in their major may be provisionally admitted to the Geology emphasis program with the unanimous approval of the Geology faculty, (4) applicants who do not meet Marshall’s requirements for a B.S. in Geology may be required to take additional courses (as determined by the Geology faculty), in addition to graduate coursework, to provide an adequate foundation in the area of emphasis. The foundation courses may be undergraduate courses.Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools from which you have received credit. Printouts or opened copies are not acceptable.
International students and applicants who have earned a degree from a non-English institution must provide proof of English proficiency as follows: minimum of 80 on TOEFL IBT (or 550 paper based), IELTS 6.5.
(MELAB) Michigan English Language Assessment Battery minimum score of 82 for graduate study.
Successful completion of the advanced level of INTO Marshall Academic English level 6 with no grades below B.
Successful completion of INTO Marshall Pathway course ENG 160 or ENG 101A with minimum grade C.
Diploma or degree from an English speaking school – a degree or diploma from an accepted accredited college or university in which the primary language of instruction for the entire institution is English.
You have graduated from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.