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BA Geoscience

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Murray State University

Program Overview

An area in geoscience with tracks in earth science, earth science teacher certification, environmental geology, geoarchaeology, and geographic information science are provided by the department faculty. Minors are offered in anthropology, archaeology, earth science, environmental geology, and geographic information science. In addition to the more traditional curricula, geosciences students have access to the Murray State Archaeology Lab, a summer field archaeology school, and the Mid-America Remote sensing Center (MARC), a core entity in the Murray State University Watershed Studies Institute (WSI). Geosciences majors are encouraged to participate in internships and cooperative education experiences. Graduates have outstanding opportunities for employment as archaeologists, planners, cartographers, environmental geologists, remote sensing/GIS professionals, and other mapping science positions in business, government, and education.

Program Key Stats

$20767 (Annual cost)



86 %

Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

High School Diploma OR Graduation Certificate, Transcripts for all years of high school with a minimum GPA of 2.0, Minimum SAT score of 910 with minimum of 450 on Reading section, Degree from a secondary school located in a country where English is the native language, British / Cambridge International Examinations: GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, AICE, or the HIGCSE certificate with five O-Level subject passes, TOEFL ibT of 71 minimum on Academic Test with no band less than 16, IELTS 6.0 minimum on Academic Test with no band less than 5.0

Career Options

  • Geoscientist
  • Geoscience Technician
  • Geology Specialist
  • Lecturer
  • Photogrammetric Technician

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