Rolla,
MO,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Certificate in Geophysics in Rolla United States | Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Rolla United States
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
16,068
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
6 months
The Geophysics graduate certificate offers structured coursework and official accreditation for students focusing on this research area. Earning this credential enhances career prospects in sectors like oil and gas, mining, and related industries.
This program welcomes applicants with bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees in Geology, Geophysics, Geological Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or Civil Engineering, as well as current graduate students in these disciplines at Missouri S&T. Participants must complete four specified courses (detailed in the curriculum) and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA across these courses. Admitted students have a three-year window to fulfill all certificate requirements.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Transcripts (in English) from all colleges and universities attended. All unofficial copies of transcripts and scores can be uploaded to your online application for S&T to review. Upon arrival on campus, you must request that an official copy of your transcript(s) to be sent to us directly from your previous university's registrar's office and all official scores reported directly from the respective testing agency. Once we receive the official documents, we will verify them. If there are any discrepancies between the unofficial documents you submitted, Missouri S&T will withdraw your admission and you will not be allowed to apply to S&T in the future.
A statement of purpose
A resume or curriculum vitae
Test Score(s):
GRE and/or GMAT test scores.S&T's GRE Test Center Code is 6876 / GMAT test code is RWQ-TL-82
TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5,
Students admitted to the Geophysics Certificate Program will have non-degree graduate status, however, they will earn graduate credit for the courses they complete. If the student completes the four-course sequence with a grade of B or better in each of the courses taken, they, upon application, will be admitted to the non-thesis M.S. degree program in Geology and Geophysics. The certificate credits taken by the students admitted to the M.S. degree program will count towards their master's degree. Students who do not have all of the prerequisite courses necessary to begin the courses in the Geophysics Certificate Program will be allowed to take ''bridge courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level to prepare for the formal certificate courses.
Admission as a regular graduate student is normally limited to those who ranked in the upper third of their baccalaureate graduating class or who have done quality work at the graduate level. For this requirement, a cumulative B average (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale), or a B average (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) for the student's last sixty credit hours of undergraduate coursework is considered equivalent to an upper one-third standing.
A statement of purpose
A resume or curriculum vitae
Test Score(s):
GRE and/or GMAT test scores.S&T's GRE Test Center Code is 6876 / GMAT test code is RWQ-TL-82
TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5,
Students admitted to the Geophysics Certificate Program will have non-degree graduate status, however, they will earn graduate credit for the courses they complete. If the student completes the four-course sequence with a grade of B or better in each of the courses taken, they, upon application, will be admitted to the non-thesis M.S. degree program in Geology and Geophysics. The certificate credits taken by the students admitted to the M.S. degree program will count towards their master's degree. Students who do not have all of the prerequisite courses necessary to begin the courses in the Geophysics Certificate Program will be allowed to take ''bridge courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level to prepare for the formal certificate courses.
Admission as a regular graduate student is normally limited to those who ranked in the upper third of their baccalaureate graduating class or who have done quality work at the graduate level. For this requirement, a cumulative B average (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale), or a B average (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) for the student's last sixty credit hours of undergraduate coursework is considered equivalent to an upper one-third standing.
Tuition
USD
16,068