Overview

The Department has close ties with a number of research units at KU, including the Kansas Geological Survey, the Paleontological Institute, the Biodiversity Institute, Natural History Museum, the Tertiary Oil Recovery Program, and the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets. In addition, some students and faculty work closely with the Water Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey, a branch of which is located in Lawrence, Kansas.

Key Facts

There are almost 100 undergraduate geology majors working toward earning a B.S. in geology with emphasis in general geology, environmental geology, engineering geology, or geophysics, or a B.A. in geology.

University of Kansas Geology is the home of the alpha chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the earth sciences national honor society, which was founded in 1915. It also hosts student-run chapters of the national or international organizations AWG, AAPG, and SEG, as well as the KU Geology Club.

As one example of intradepartmental interaction, geology graduate students run a geology-undergraduate-student mentoring program, providing a way for undergraduates to learn from graduate students.

A Tradition of Success

Since geology was first taught at KU, geoscientists have built a tradition of success. Graduates like Wallace Pratt (1886-1981) helped create the discipline of petroleum geology. Pratt was the first geologist hired by what later became ExxonMobil. He pioneered the application of scientific principles to finding oil, and predicted enormous reserves at the King Ranch and Prudhoe Bay. Professors like R.C. Moore (1892-1974) took their disciplines to new levels.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

The Way The Earth Works

Geology Laboratory

History of the Earth

Troubled Waters: Water Resource Issues and Principles

Life Through Time: DNA to Dinosaurs

Earthquakes and Natural Disasters

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lawrence, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

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General requirements

A minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for all previous coursework, including transfer coursework.
KU’s $90 application processing fee, payable by credit card.
English proficiency scores sent to KU by your testing agency.
Proof of high school graduation particular to your country.
Academic records. They can accept unofficial transcripts as part of the application, however, they must receive official transcripts before you enroll in an academic program.
If applicable: Educational Gap Statement. If, after high school, there was a period of time longer than three months that you were not enrolled in any educational program, you must write a short statement about your activity during that time. If you attended courses of any kind, include that information.
If applicable: SAT or ACT scores.

Tuition Fees

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30177 USD / year

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30177 USD / year

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In-State

11298 USD / year

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Living costs

Lawrence

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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