Overview

Features

The goal of the Geosciences program at Pennsylvania State University is to prepare students for scientific careers in academia, government, or industry.

A wide range of faculty interests and exceptional laboratory and other support facilities provide an extensive variety of areas of specialization in which students may choose their course work and research topics.

Research areas include: aqueous geochemistry, chemistry and physics of rocks and mineral, geodynamics, global change and earth history, sedimentary geology and paleobiology, solid earth and applied geophysics, surficial processes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Seismology
Dynamics of the Earth
Evolution of the Biosphere
Mineral Equilibria
Principles of Geochemistry
Quantitative Methods in Hydrogeology
Surface Processes
Sedimentary Geology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Geology View 68 other PhDs in Geology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

For admission, applicants generally are expected to have a bachelor's degree in some branch of the natural or physical sciences, engineering, or mathematics.
An applicant also is expected to have completed standard introductory courses in geosciences, chemistry, physics, and mathematics through integral calculus, plus 15 credits of intermediate-level work in one or a combination of these subjects.
Greater than minimal preparation in chemistry, geology, biology, mathematics, or physics may be required for particular subdisciplines.
Students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests whose undergraduate grade-point average in courses pertinent to geosciences is below a 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) will be considered for admission only when there are strong indications that a 3.00 average can be maintained at the graduate level.

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Tuition Fee

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International

46790 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 46790 USD per year during 96 months.
National

46790 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 46790 USD per year during 96 months.
In-State

27116 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 27116 USD per year during 96 months.

Living costs for University Park

1000 - 1500 USD /month

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