The fully-online Environmental Geology M.S. degree program requires 32 credit hours (thesis not required), 12 of which must be at the 500-level (8 in GEOL). Students must work with their program advisor to individualize their program and the required capstone research project. Students must complete a minimum of 24 hours of coursework, 12 of which must be from within the unit. All students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (A = 4.0). If the GPA falls below this minimum after 12 graduate hours of graded coursework, it must be raised to 3.0 or above after the completion of 12 additional graduate hours of graded coursework and must be maintained at or above the minimum thereafter. See approved elective course list at: https://geology.illinois.edu/environmental-geology-online-ms-approved-courses.
For additional details and requirements refer to the department’s Graduate Degree Programs and the Graduate College Handbook.
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Proposed Requirements |
Proposed Credit Hours |
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Formal coursework (24 min.) |
24-28 |
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Complete 2 of the following online core courses focusing on geodata science and analysis (6 min. hrs.): GEOL 407, ATMS 421 (GEOL 481), ATMS 404 (GEOL 485), ESE 486 (GEOL 486), GEOL 507, GEOL 517 6-8 |
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Complete at least 3 of the following online courses focusing on advanced topics (9 min. hrs.): GEOL 450, GEOL 451, GEOL 470, ESE 482 (GEOL 483), GEOL 484, GEOL 565, GEOL 572 9-12 |
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Elective 400-500 level courses, selected with help from the program adviser 0-9 |
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GEOL 598 Capstone Research Project (4 min., 8 max. applied toward degree) |
4-8 |
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Total Hours |
32 |
Other Requirements1
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Proposed Requirement |
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Other requirements may overlap |
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Minimum Hours Overall Required Within the Unit |
12 |
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Requires a written capstone report |
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At least 12 of the 32 required hours must be in 500-level courses (8 in GEOL). |
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Course substitutions are permitted with the consent of the departmental advisor. |
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A maximum of 2 elective courses may be taken CR/NC. |
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All students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (A = 4.0). If the GPA falls below this minimum after 12 or more graduate hours of graded coursework, it must be raised to 3.0 or above after the completion of 12 additional graduate hours of graded coursework and must be maintained at or above the minimum thereafter. |
1 For additional details and requirements refer to the Department’s Graduate Degree Programs the Graduate College Handbook.