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Home > Undergraduate Program > Concentrations
To declare a Geological Sciences concentration, make an appointment with the Department undergraduate advisor. Click on the GeoSci Advising link in the menu to the right or see https://www.lsa.umich.edu/geo/undergrad/advising/ for contact information.
For more information on our concentration programs, please refer to the
Geological Sciences page of the LSA Bulletin.
Earth Sciences: Course requirements.
Best for students who want a basic understanding of Earth processes. Especially useful for those intending to go into teaching, business, law, medicine, or related careers.
Earth Systems Science: Course requirements.
Quantitative degree which deals with relations between processes in the solid Earth, the oceans, and the atmosphere. Conducted in cooperation with the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences in the College of Engineering.
Environmental Geosciences: Course requirements.
Focused on geologic processes that impact humans. Can lead directly to employment in environmental sciences or to graduate study.
Geological Sciences: Course requirements.
Provides breadth and depth across all sub-disciplines in geological sciences and is the most common preparation for graduate study or for employment in industry or research organizations.
Oceanography: Course requirements.
Emphasizes marine geology and marine geochemistry, along with geophysics and biology/paleontology. Commonly leads to graduate work in one of these areas.
Honors:
The Honors concentration consists of a series of special academic opportunities supplementary to any of the regular concentration programs listed above. The Honors concentration is tailored to fit the interests of qualified students, and offers an opportunity to increase the breadth and depth of their undergraduate experience. Honors students complete a thesis by the end of their senior year under supervision of a faculty advisor. Eligible students are juniors with a 3.4 minimum GPA in Geological Science courses plus a 3.4 minimum cumulative GPA over all.
Upper Level Writing Requirement
The Department of Geological Sciences requires all concentrators to satisfy the Upper Level Writing Requirement by completion of GEOSCI 380 or by an individual writing program within Geological Sciences. Click on the link above for details about how concentrators satisfy this requirement.
Questions? Contact the GeoSci Undergrad Student Services Office.
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