MATRICULATION REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must offer an undergraduate major in geology, or a related field, completed with a grade of B or higher. General matriculation and admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies are in the section "Admission."

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
Thirty credits in courses in geology at the 700-level are required for the degree. Up to 12 credits may be obtained from other CUNY colleges. With permission of the Geology Graduate Committee, pertinent courses in other science departments may be included in the 30 credits. In addition to the course requirments, completion of one of the two following options is required:

1. Students must submit a thesis acceptable to the Department of Geology, present the research findings orally, and defend the thesis before a departmental committee. Up to 3 credits in the series GEOLOGY 795.1G through 795.3G may be counted toward the 30 course credits required.
   
   
2. Students must pass a comprehensive exam, and submit a research paper that is acceptable to the Department of Geology

The City University of New York offers a doctoral program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, in which the Department of Geology at Brooklyn College participates.

Click here for further information on the Ph.D. program in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Click here for general information for prospective Ph.D students at CUNY