Overview

The Geology program from Mount Holyoke College offers students hands-on learning in the classroom, lab, and field. Intermediate and upper-level courses are relatively small and explore geologic materials, physical and biological processes, and earth history and change. We recommend strongly courses in the cognate sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics), as well as calculus and/or statistics.

Students at Geology from Mount Holyoke College will:

Develop observational and quantitative skills appropriate for field, laboratory, analytical, and modeling methods of geoscience inquiry.

Develop sophisticated and nuanced reasoning skills to evaluate multiple working hypotheses, integrate earth science data gathered at different spatial and temporal scales, and critically assess data, ideas, and methods from the published literature.

Become an effective communicator, able to ask interesting questions, collaborate with peers, and engage thoughtfully and respectfully in discussion; to write about scientific observations and interpretations using appropriate vocabulary and style; and to orally and graphically present data, ideas, and methods from your own research and from published literature.

We encourage geology majors to be informed about ideas and methods within the cognate sciences of biology, chemistry, physics, and math and statistics.

Geology majors will understand the importance of earth processes and materials in shaping the history and future of humanity.

Programme Structure

Courses Included:

Methods in Earth Science

Rocks and Minerals

History of Earth

The Earth's Surface

Sedimentary Geology

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Structural Geology and Orogenesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

South Hadley, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application on Scoir.

Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript.

Counselor recommendation.

Two teacher evaluation forms.

Mount Holyoke writing supplement (optional).

Interview (optional).

Standardized test scores (optional).

Fine or performing art supplement (optional).

English Proficiency Test Scores (for nonnative English speakers).

Early Decision Agreement (if applicable).

Midyear report for Regular Decision applicants only (due February 15).

International Financial Declaration (required for non-U.S. citizens who are not seeking need-based financial aid).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

67782 USD / year

≈ 67782 USD / year
Out-of-State

67782 USD / year

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In-State

67782 USD / year

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Living costs

South Hadley

United States

1068 - 2212 USD / month

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Students at Geology from Mount Holyoke College will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

South Hadley

Funding

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