我们提供地质学学士学位和理学硕士学位。我们的学生获得了环境地质学，能源行业，政府服务等职位，并获得了博士学位。我们位于里约格兰德大裂谷的南部，校园外面就是世界一流的地质，为课堂实地考察和研究项目提供了机会。我们的部门提供地质科学硕士学位。学生成功地在石油公司和环境地质领域找到了工作，并且有几位继续攻读博士学位。斯坦福大学，加州大学洛杉矶分校，路易斯安那州立大学，教堂山分校，俄勒冈大学和普渡大学等大学的课程。
The Department of Geological Sciences offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree in geology. The department offers excellent laboratory facilities for research in mineralogy, igneous petrology, geochemistry, stratigraphy, geochronology, and sedimentology. Available are a large, fully equipped rock preparation laboratory, mineral separation laboratory, plus computer, geochemical and petrographic labs. Major equipment includes a Gemeni heavy mineral separation table, a class 1000 clean lab, Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) and Laser-Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS). The department maintains its own fleet of field vehicles. Also available are computing facilities that include an HP color plotter and GIS system. Financial support is available to graduate students in geology through teaching and research assistantships and scholarships. Inquiries regarding financial aid should be directed to the graduate advisor. Admission to the program is in accord with the general regulations of the Graduate School.