Overview

The Geology B.S. degree offered by Lafayette College is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to become practicing geologists or environmental geoscientists, or who wish to pursue graduate degrees in the geosciences. One may pursue either a geology or an environmental geosciences track in the B.S. program.

Key facts

The curriculum and the interests of the faculty span a wide range of topics from sedimentology, paleobiology, climate change, and geomorphology to geophysics, geochemistry, and earth materials.
Field and laboratory work are integral parts of the curriculum and many opportunities exist for cooperative student-faculty research. Students have traveled as far as Alaska, Nevada, Mexico, Illinois and Cambridge, England, to perform cooperative research with Lafayette faculty, and many excellent projects also are available locally.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Environmental Geology
Geology: Earth’s Climate- Past, Present, and Future
Geology: Geological Disasters - Agents of Chaos
Geologic Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands
Geological and Paleobiological Evolution of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Easton, United States

Disciplines

Geology View 476 other Bachelors in Geology in United States

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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

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application
Application fee of $65, which may be submitted electronically if applying online. If this is financially unfeasible, send us a fee waiver or fee waiver request letter from your high school guidance counselor, school head, or other school official. Students and parents may not submit a fee waiver request directly to the College
SAT or ACT scores – self-reported scores via the Common Application, official score reports, copies/images of official score reports, and/or scores listed on official transcripts are accepted.
Guidance counselor recommendation letter, School report and official high school transcript
Teacher recommendation letter (minimum of one)
Mid-year grades submitted directly from the high school when they become available

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

66496 USD / year

≈ 66496 USD / year
Out-of-State

66496 USD / year

≈ 66496 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

66496 USD / year

≈ 66496 USD / year

Living costs

Easton

United States

1584 - 2682 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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