Doctor of philosophy. A dissertation committee should be established by the end of the first semester of residence and a dissertation project should be proposed by the end of the third semester of residence. Additional information is given in the Department of Geology Graduate Handbook . Course Descriptions GEO 420 Petroleum Geology. Introduction to the origin, migration, accumulation, and entrapment of petroleum.
Emphasis is on sedimentary, geochemical, and hydrodynamic processes.
Offered spring semester. GEO 453 Introduction to Micropaleontology. Introduction to the morphology, classification, and distribution of important microfossil groups. Offered according to demand. GEO 506 Hydrogeology.