Geology

In addition to satisfying the University-wide graduate admission requirements, applicants are expected to have completed an undergraduate degree in geology (equivalent to UTSA\xc2\x92s) or a bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, life sciences, or engineering from an accredited institution of higher education with sufficient coursework in the geosciences. Students whose undergraduate preparation is deficient but who meet the minimum University standards for admission may be conditionally admitted and required to complete specific courses as conditions of admission. If such courses are listed as deficiencies, they will not count toward the graduate degree. Applicant\xc2\x92s evaluations will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant\xc2\x92s academic record, a personal statement of research interest, undergraduate transcripts, and scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). When GRE scores are used to determine admission, applicants will be compared to applicants with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. All supporting documents must be sent to the Graduate School. Incomplete applications will not be considered until all required items are in an applicant\xc2\x92s file.

Applicants whose native language is not English must submit scores from the Test of English as Foreign language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) and must meet the minimum University-wide requirements.

The graduate faculty and Graduate Advisor of Record (GAR) will be responsible for recommending acceptance into the program and will take the lead in advising students before an academic advisor is identified. A limited number of teaching assistantships are available and applications should be submitted to the Graduate Advisor of Record. Individual faculty members may have opportunities for research assistantships and should be contacted directly.