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The Department of Geological Sciences provides Master's and Doctoral programs focusing on various specializations including Environmental Science and Hydrology, Paleoceanography and Paleolimnology, Coastal and Marine Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamics, Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, Seismology and Planetary Science, as well as Paleomagnetism and Environmental Magnetism. Additionally, the department collaborates with the Land Use and Environmental Change Institute and the Florida Museum of Natural History to offer graduate programs in Paleontology and related fields.
For admission to graduate status in the Department of Geological Sciences, a student must have a baccalaureate degree with a major in geology or a related field or its equivalent. Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation can be corrected by completing the undergraduate courses without credit while enrolled as a graduate student.
For applicants from countries (including Puerto Rico) where English is not the official language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 550 paper, or 80 Internet; International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 77, or documented successful completion of the University of Florida English Language Institute program.