Overview

The department uses Colorado College's flexible Block Plan schedule to teach distinctive courses that extensively utilize the natural laboratory of the Rocky Mountain West and learning in the field to engage students in observing natural systems, understanding geologic time and geospatial concepts, studying the processes that make Earth a complex and dynamic system, and solving geological problems.

Curricular Goals

The Geology Department serves geology majors and CC students who opt to include geoscience perspectives in their liberal arts education through the implementation of the following goals:

Goal One: Establish a strong foundational knowledge of fundamental principles of geology, in order to impart an understanding of geologic time scales and spatial concepts and bring insight into the Earth as a complex and dynamic system.
Goal Two: Offer scientific experiences that train students in observing natural systems and apply such observations towards building an understanding of the Earth.
Goal Three: Bring geoscience perspectives to bear on students' lives.
Goal Four: Prepare geology majors to function as earth scientists.
Goal Five: Contribute to the aims of a liberal arts education.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Physical Geology of the Pikes Peak Region

Oceanography

Geology of the Pikes Peak Region

Environmental Geology

Earth, Oceans, Climate and Life through Time

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

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Colorado Springs, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Admission Application

Transcript(s), School Report, and Counselor Evaluation

Supplemental Essay

Teacher Evaluations/Letters of Recommendation

Evidence of English Language Proficiency (Recommended)

Standardized Testing (Optional)

Art Supplement (Optional)

Tuition Fees

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73038 USD / year

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73038 USD / year

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73038 USD / year

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Living costs

Colorado Springs

United States

950 - 1350 USD / month

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