Goals:

• Goal 1: Graduate students will be able to communicate effectively in writing and through oral presentation.
• Goal 2: Graduates of our program shall be employable in Earth science professions.
• Goal 3: Graduate students shall be proficient in recently developed computational, laboratory, and field technology and instrumentation.
• Goal 4: Graduate students shall be up-to-date concerning current trends in the geological sciences.
• Goal 5: Graduate students shall have a broad knowledge of geology.
• Goal 6: Graduate students shall do well in their coursework, demonstrating acquisition of knowledge and skills in the Earth sciences.
• Goal 7: Graduate students shall have advanced and indepth training in their chosen field.
• Goal 8: The faculty who teach and advise geology graduate students shall be actively engaged in research and serve as excellent role models.