Prospective Students

The typical student in the Masters of Science in Applied Geosciences Program is a practicing professional with an undergraduate degree in geology, engineering, architecture, or the equivalent. Many are established geotechnical or environmental practitioners who seek the career advancement a graduate degree can offer.

The Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Program serves:

• Established professionals who seek further specialized instruction in one or more aspects of geoscience studies in order to obtain a Professional Geologist License.
• Established geoscience practitioners who have encountered professional limitations often overcome with a graduate degree
• College graduates who would like to expand specialized interests and obtain a master’s degree to effect a career change.
• Degree candidates in professional schools who would like to combine the professional skills acquired from their primary programs with the substance of a degree in applied geoscience
• Undergraduates at Penn in the School of Arts & Sciences, who choose to acquire the credentials that will enable them to accept responsible entry-level positions in the professional geologist field.