Prospective Students

Tremendous opportunities exist for graduate students in Geology at USF. For Fall 2011, Teaching and Research Assistantships will be available for incoming PhD and Master's degree candidates. These assistantships cover tuition and provide a stipend ranging from $11,250 to $20,000 for the academic year (nine months). Take advantage of this great opportunity to study geology!

USF has an active and competitive graduate program in Geology. We offer Doctoral (Ph.D.) and Master's (M.S.) degrees in Geology with concentrations in a variety of disciplines. Currently, the Department has 61 graduate students enrolled and we support 30 of these students through Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships. These Assistantships cover graduate student tuition (both in-state and out-of-state), and provide a salary for students, ranging from $11,250 - $20,000 per academic year or more, depending on student qualifications and the nature of support. Our students travel the world pursuing the highest levels of research in geology, and we provide students with excellent facilities at USF for getting the job done. USF Geology faculty are committed to helping our graduate students progress through the program rapidly so they can move on to successful careers in industry, government, and academia.

To join the Department of Geology at USF as a graduate student, we recommend you take the following three steps:

• Look for the specialty track at right that captures your interests most closely
• Contact the Faculty who are associated with your area of interest
• Review the entrance requirements carefully and complete an application

If you have questions at any point during the process of applying to Graduate School in Geology at USF, please e-mail the Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Ping Wang or e-mail the Geology Department Chair: Dr. Jeff Ryan.

Specialty Tracks for Graduate Students in USF Geology

Graduate School is all about studying great research questions in Geology with in-depth and focused attention. You can assure an auspicious start to your graduate career at USF if you identify your niche in the following summary of Specialty Tracks.

Please view the links on the right for information on individual research groups.