<p>While I still have a couple years of HS left, majoring in Geology is something that's interested me for awhile now. If I were to go into that, would it be better to stay more general, or go into some specific geology?</p>
<p>Based on the colleges I know and that my son looked at, most schools offer a general Geology degree and then offer various options within that degree (environmental and geophysics being 2 popular ones). </p>
<p>Oklahoma (OU) takes it a step further and offers BS degrees in Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Geology, and Petroleum Geology. Similarly, Texas A&M offers degrees in Environmental Geoscience, Geology and Geophysics.</p>
<p>Of course, there are other schools that offer programs in volcanology, seismology, oceanography, etc. It really just depends on what you are interested in.</p>
<p>Oh okay, thank you! I’ll have to look into it more.</p>
<p>Think about if you’re interested in grad school. If so, there’s no need to specialize your undergrad degree; that’s what grad school is for.</p>
<p>Here’s a secret: It doesn’t really matter what you major in, if you’re going to graduate school anyways. As long as you have enough math, and engineering courses, you can major in English (with a math minor) and go off to become a Physicist in graduate school. Now, you might have to make up additional courses by doing so, but the point is still more or less true.</p>
<p>You should stay as general as possible in Geology. BTW, plan on getting a graduate degree (at least a Masters) if you want the most career flexibility.</p>
<p>Thank you, thank you! This is all very helpful!</p>