Ellensburg,
WA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BSc in Geology in Ellensburg United States | Central Washington University
Central Washington University
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Ellensburg United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
23,880
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The Bachelor of Science in Geology enables students to investigate Earth's diverse processes throughout geological history up to modern times, encompassing phenomena like tectonic plate movements, volcanic activity, orogenesis, climatic shifts, mass wasting events, and natural resource formation. This degree program emphasizes developing competencies in gathering, evaluating, and interpreting terrestrial data, utilizing geological knowledge to address pressing societal challenges, and equipping learners for various geoscience careers or advanced academic pursuits. The curriculum mandates coursework spanning geoscience disciplines, related scientific fields, and mathematics, while offering specialization options in structural geology and tectonics, geological hazards and resources, mineralogy and petrology, as well as climatology and geomorphology. Additionally, this program fulfills part of the educational requirements for obtaining professional geology licensure in Washington state.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
CWU requires an original, official transcript that shows a complete list of courses taken, grades received, and the number of credits awarded. The transcript should show the date of graduation (if you completed your studies) and any certificates, diplomas, or degrees received. Please note, for some countries, CWU may also need the official certificates and or diplomas of degrees received.
Application processes vary depending on cumulative GPA as outlined below:
Applicants with a 3.00 cumulative GPA or higher who have satisfied the State of Washington CADR requirements will be automatically admitted regardless of ACT or SAT scores. Applicants must still submit ACT or SAT test scores for placement in English and Math courses at CWU. A personal statement is not required.
Applicants with a 2.50-2.99 cumulative GPA who have satisfied the CADR and have a composite ACT score of 19 or combined SAT score of 1050 (or > 550 for Math and English) will be automatically admitted. A personal statement is not required.
Applicants with a 2.50-2.99 cumulative GPA who have satisfied the CADR and have a composite ACT score of < 19 or combined SAT score of < 1050 (or < 530 for Math or <560 for English) will be considered through CWU's comprehensive review process. A personal statement may is required.
Applicants with a cumulative GPA of 2.00-2.49 who have satisfied the CADR will be considered through CWU's comprehensive review process. A personal statement is required.
TOEFL score (525 for paper-based, 195 for computer-based, 71 for internet-based)
IELTS score of 6.0
Application processes vary depending on cumulative GPA as outlined below:
Applicants with a 3.00 cumulative GPA or higher who have satisfied the State of Washington CADR requirements will be automatically admitted regardless of ACT or SAT scores. Applicants must still submit ACT or SAT test scores for placement in English and Math courses at CWU. A personal statement is not required.
Applicants with a 2.50-2.99 cumulative GPA who have satisfied the CADR and have a composite ACT score of 19 or combined SAT score of 1050 (or > 550 for Math and English) will be automatically admitted. A personal statement is not required.
Applicants with a 2.50-2.99 cumulative GPA who have satisfied the CADR and have a composite ACT score of < 19 or combined SAT score of < 1050 (or < 530 for Math or <560 for English) will be considered through CWU's comprehensive review process. A personal statement may is required.
Applicants with a cumulative GPA of 2.00-2.49 who have satisfied the CADR will be considered through CWU's comprehensive review process. A personal statement is required.
TOEFL score (525 for paper-based, 195 for computer-based, 71 for internet-based)
IELTS score of 6.0
Tuition
USD
23,880