With a degree from West Chester University, you will be qualified for a variety of career paths including education, environmental consulting, resource exploration or management, geotechnical engineering, and a wide range of other careers that require understanding of Earth Science. Our graduates have obtained advanced degrees from schools such as Lehigh University, Rutgers, Colorado School of Mines, The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Arizona, the University of Delaware, the University of Montana, Michigan Technical University, Miami University of Ohio, Stanford University, Bryn Mawr College, the University of Pennsylvania, and George Washington University. Others are employed with major oil companies, the US Geological Survey, the Pennsylvania Geological Survey, General Electric Aerophysics and Group Dynamics, Spitz Space Systems, Naval Research Labs, Roy F. Weston, ERM, Geological Environmental Services and The Smithsonian Institution. Many are teaching in school districts in Pennsylvania and nearby states. Our programs provide wide ranging and diverse experience and the department offers a number of extracurricular activities.
Field trips are an integral part of a geoscience education.
Many of the geology courses have required field trip experiences. In order to provide these field trip experiences, the department has two 15-passenger vans. The University also maintains a fleet of vehicles that is available for transporting students to field sites. All students with at least 12 semester hours of Earth Science courses, and a grade point average set by the members of the Zeta Beta Chapter are eligible for membership in Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the National Honorary Society for the Earth Sciences . The members of SGE offer free tutoring, bring guest lecturers to the department, and sponsor social activities throughout the year.