<p>Getting a Masters in geology?</p>
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<li><p>I've searched long and hard to try and find what classes are required to be accepted by some of the better graduate programs and can't seem to find what classes I should be taking for a M.S. in Petrolium Geology. Can anybody send me a list of the classes please I can't find anything I've even talked to advisors and they tell me to do research -__-.</p></li>
<li><p>One more thing, I'm a sophomore at a community In Virginia and I really want to go to a school that offers a good undergraduate geology program. The only problem is that Virginia only has two schools that offer a geology degree, JMU and VT. I know for certain that I can't get accepted into either one of those schools without an associates degree based on my high school record being so crappy. I've done really good since being in community college I have a 3.8 gpa I was just young and dumb in high school. Ive recently learned that the average college student spends close to 25k a year in fees which completely blew my mind. I was accepted to WVU which doesn't have a bad geology program but it does have out of state tuition that I would have to pay which turns out to be 30k for my first year there them less when I won't need room and board. Should I go ahead and transfer to wvu to begin my life as a geologist or what? I only have three more years of college left and I'm looking to finish as fast as I can please help</p></li>
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<p>“…can’t seem to find what classes I should be taking for a M.S. in Petrolium Geology.”
Since Virginia is not a major petroleum producing state, it probably doesn’t offer a subspecialty MS degree in petroleum geology in any of the geology programs in the state. Look at universities in other states that do produce petroleum. Some of them will offer that subspecialty. Checking those programs will give you an idea of the required and recommended courses for petroleum geology. In any case, a BS in general geology with a solid background in supporting sciences and math should prepare you to enter an MS program in that field. Since you’re still working on your bachelor’s degree, focus on that first.</p>
<p>“The only problem is that Virginia only has two schools that offer a geology degree, JMU and VT.”
The reason you can’t find any others is that you probably are looking only for program with the specific tile, “Geology”. Many geoscience departments go by other titles, especially “Earth Sciences”. The following public universities in Virginia also offer geology majors:
George Mason [Geology</a> | College of Science](<a href=“http://cos.gmu.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors/geology]Geology”>Events | GMU College of Science)
Old Dominion [Department</a> of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences](<a href=“http://sci.odu.edu/oceanography/]Department”>Ocean & Earth Sciences | Old Dominion University)
Mary Washington [Geology</a> and Environmental Geology Majors | Earth and Environmental Sciences](<a href=“http://cas.umw.edu/ees/geology-program/]Geology”>Geology and Environmental Geology Majors - Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Virginia [Department</a> of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, U.Va. | The Environmental Sciences Majors](<a href=“http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/undergraduate-programs/the-major/]Department”>http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/undergraduate-programs/the-major/)
William & Mary [William</a> & Mary - Geology](<a href=“Geology | William & Mary”>Geology | William & Mary)
Radford [Geology</a> Department | Radford University](<a href=“http://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/geology.html]Geology”>Geology Department | Radford University)</p>
<p>Thanks dude! I’m just confused about it all. Is geology a good choice in today’s economy?</p>