Overview

The Department of Geosciences at Baylor University encourages prospective students with an interest in any of our major areas of research to apply to our program.

Key facts

The Department offers both MS and PhD degrees. Generally, admission to the program includes 5 years of financial support for PhD students and 2 years of financial support for MS students through research and teaching assistantships and fellowships.
Admitted students also receive a tuition waiver, a health insurance subsidy, annual travel funding from department and university for conference attendance, and research funding for graduate students on a competitive basis.

Candidates should have at least an undergraduate degree in geology, geophysics, or in a related area and excellent analytical and writing skills. Students holding a BS degree may apply directly to the PhD program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

World Oceans

Earthquakes and Natural Disaster

Structural Geology

Volcanology

Historical Geology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Waco, United States

Disciplines

Geography View 64 other PhDs in Geography in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Transcripts: Yearly or semester records from each college or university where a degree was earned. Transcripts must indicate the number of lecture and/or laboratory hours per week, per course, and the grade received in each course.

Diplomas/Proof of Degree/Academic Certificates: will be required for each degree you have received. The documents must include the title and date of the degree conferred.Please note you must also provide the following:

Test Score Report for GRE/GMAT if required by your prospective program;
Test Score Report for TOEFL/IELTS or exemption request with proof of English proficiency;
Three (3) letters of recommendation (you will be able to request these via an automated email as part of your online application).
A completed and submitted online application.
Application fee payment (you pay after submitting the application online; applications are not reviewed until the application fee is paid).

Tuition Fees

Living costs

Waco

United States

857 - 1588 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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