地学家是地球资源和环境的管理者或照料者。他们努力了解地球和其他行星上的自然过程。调查地球，土壤，海洋和大气层，预测天气，制定土地使用计划，探索其他行星和太阳系，确定环境影响以及寻找有用的地球材料的新来源只是地球科学家的几种方式有助于我们对地球过程和历史的理解。通过地球科学专业，地质学学生将对地球的深处有一个全面的了解。该学位将学习有关宇宙的创造和组成的知识，将为学生未来的职业发展做好准备，并使他们对地球的未知部分产生兴趣。在地球物理学专业中，向学生展示了一些概念，这些概念将我们的宇宙内部运作与地球的历史联
The College of Arts and Sciences is unique in offering students a broad-based, liberal arts education transmitting a core of knowledge and cultural values. The college provides the service courses required by all university academic degree programs and specialized courses that may lead to employment or post baccalaureate studies. The college is committed to providing a humanistic and analytical education through a student-focused educational environment. Its faculty excel in teaching, scholarship and service. The curriculum and its orientation are responsive to the cultural diversity of the students and to the entire South Texas region. In this way, the college helps to expand the academic, social and cultural horizons and expectations of the people it serves. Through teaching, scholarship and service, the college provides students with a core of cultural knowledge and understanding necessary to function as global citizens and with the life skills and judgment essential to contribute fully to society. The college provides oral and written communication skills required for all disciplines and helps students attain general professional competency in the area of their major. Fulfilling its mission, the college fosters lifelong learning.