Academic programs in the Department of Geoscience are offered at the Undergraduate and Graduate level. Undergraduate students may choose a focus from three different areas: Geology, Earth Sciences or Environmental Geology.

Our Graduate program consists of both masters of science and doctoral degrees. The department has four emphases within the department’s Geology degree that MS and PhD students may choose from: Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology and Soil Science.

We also have students from the College of Science’s Water Resources Management Program (WRM) and Masters’s of Arts and Science program (MAS). In addition, faculty may be affiliated with other departments on campus.

Student Organizations

Students enrolled in the Department's academic programs also participate in several Department affiliated clubs and organizations.

* UNLV Geoscience Club
* Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE)
* Society of Exploration Geophysicists Student Chapter (SEG)
* American Association of Petroleum Geologists Student Chapter (AAPG)
* Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG)

Field Trip Waiver Forms:

General Field Trip Waiver Form (.pdf) (to be filled out by all students)

Field Trip Waiver Form: Under the age of 18 (.pdf) (to be filled out by anyone under the age of 18, and in addition to the General Field Trip Waiver Form above)