Degree Requirements: M.S. in Geology California State University, Sacramento   Units required: This M.S. program will consist of 30 units of study, with at least 9 units of graduate level core coursework, 15 units of electives and 6 units of required thesis research. Course credits will remain active for a period of 7 years, after which time they will no longer count toward the degree. Elective courses will normally consist of 200 level geology offerings, although up to 6 units of approved upper division undergraduate course work may be counted toward the degree. Core courses: Core coursework will consist of two required courses and at least one additional approved specialty course chosen from the following list: Required core courses: Geol 200 Graduate research methods 3 units Geol 220 Surficial Processes 4 units Approved specialties courses for the core requirement: Geol 212 Geologic Remote Imaging 4 units Geol 227 Advanced Hydrogeology 3 units Geol 218 Applied Geophysics 3 units Geol 240G Engineering Geology 3 units Electives: 15 units of elective coursework are required for the degree, and will be taken from a group of approved graduate level course offerings. These approved electives include extra core courses not applied to the core requirement and the following group of courses: Geol 202 Aqueous Geochemistry 3 units Geol 204 Contaminant Hydrogeology 3 units Geol 208 Groundwater Modeling 3 units Geol 210 Field Hydrogeology 3 units Geol 240 Special Topics 1-3 units 240A Environmental Modeling 240B Natural Hazards 240C Advanced Volcanology 240D Field Volcanology 240E Applied Structural Geology 240F Special Topics in Hydrogeology 240G Engineering Geology 240H Experimental Topics in Advanced Geology Geol 299 Special Problems in Geology 1-4 units Up to 6 units of approved undergraduate coursework may be counted toward the required 15 units of electives. Undergraduate courses used to make up a deficiency will not be counted as electives toward a graduate degree. Undergraduate courses used to meet a core undergraduate requirement for students without a geology degree will not be counted as electives toward the graduate degree. GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT / CSUS HOME PAGE   Page updated 1/24/01