You can visit the Geosciences PhD website for additional information.
Geosciences@boisestate.edu
Phone: (208) 426-2902
Environmental Research Building 1160, MS1535
Dr. Alejandro Flores
lejoflores@boisestate.edu
Phone: (208) 426-2903
Department: Geosciences Department
Graduate Assistantships are available on a limited basis. The GA waives all tuition and fees and pays a stipend of approximately $9,000 for the academic year, and requires 20 hours of work per week throughout the semester. Contracts are not automatically renewed, but students may apply for a second year.
If you are interested in scholarship information please visit our Scholarship Page for new and transfer students.
If you are new to the scholarship process view our Frequently Asked Questions.
Applicants are required to have earned at least a baccalaureate degree or master’s degree in a geosciences or related discipline from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or a degree from a non-U.S. institution of higher education that is judged equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree or master’s degree by the International Admissions office and have an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (based on a 4-point scale) computed for all undergraduate credits from the applicant’s most recent baccalaureate degree.
A prospective student may apply at any time and should follow the general graduate application procedure for degree-seeking students (see Graduate Admission Requirements). Admission to the program is based on:
| Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences | |
|---|---|
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
| Geosciences courses (GEOG, GEOPH, or GEOS) approved by the supervisory committee and by the graduate programs committee | 16 |
| Additional elective courses in related fields as approved by the supervisory committee and by the graduate programs committee | 16 |
| GEOS 601 Introduction to Research Program Development | 1 |
| GEOS 598 Graduate Seminar Enrollment in Graduate Seminar is required each semester of all graduate students on campus; one credit may be applied towards graduation. | 1 |
| GEOS 687 Doctoral Preliminary Examination | 1 |
| GEOS 691 Doctoral Comprehensive Examination | 1 |
| GEOS 693 Dissertation | 30 |
| Total | 66 |
View all Geoscience (GEOS) courses
In order to be considered for the Geosciences, Ph.D. program, the Graduate application, official transcripts, and all related admission materials and requirements must be turned in by:
Final: December 15
Final: September 15
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