理学地质学士-地球科学

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。通过地球科学专业，地质学学生将对地球的深处有一个全面的了解。该学位将学习有关宇宙的创造和组成的知识，将为学生未来的职业发展做好准备，并使他们对地球的未知部分产生兴趣。
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.