Overview

You will gain expertise in the areas of environmental geology, geomorphology or hydrology. The Environmental Geology major focuses on surficial geologic processes.

Since the environmental geology program is embedded in an environmental science program, you will have easy access to classes that are very important in consulting geology, but are typically not taught in geology programs, like soils, environmental chemistry, water quality modeling and ecology.

Other benefits include:

Before graduation, students can complete a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course, which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires of anyone working with contaminants. The completion of this course, gives students a competitive edge in the job market.
The Environmental Geoscience major at the State University of New York Plattsburgh leads to qualifying you for licensure as a professional geologist.

Key facts

You will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and field facilities, including:

Rock preparation laboratory, sedimentology and a geo-engineering labs suite of geophysical instruments for well logging and an experimental well field with more than 25 wells that are used for research and teaching.
Remote Sensing and GIS laboratories.
The Ecosystem Studies Field laboratory at the the Altona Flatrock Pine Barrens with extensive hydrologic instrumentation.
The Lake Champlain Research Institute with limnological research vessels.
Environmental Chemistry laboratories equipped for work in biogeochemistry and watershed science.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Geographic Information Systems and Mapping
Physical Geology
Evolution of the Earth
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response
Mineralogy/Optical Mineralogy
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Plattsburgh, 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.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the Common Application or SUNY Application
Pay the $50 application fee
Send an official high school transcript
Although applicants are not required to take the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), it is highly recommended.
One letter of recommendation is requested. Letters composed in English are preferred, but if necessary, we will accept letters written in other languages.
Please compose a personal essay in English using at least 250 words.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16980 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16980 USD / year

≈ 16980 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7070 USD / year

≈ 7070 USD / year

Living costs

Plattsburgh

United States

924 - 2014 USD / month

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Overview

You will gain expertise in the areas of environmental geology, geomorphology or hydrology. The Environmental Geology major focuses on surficial geologic processes.

Other benefits include:

Key facts

Programme Structure

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Duration

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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