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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences


Phone: 703-993-6069
Web: aoes.gmu.edu

Faculty

Professors: DelSole, Dirmeyer, Hazen (Robinson Professor), Hinnov, Huang, Kinter, Schneider (chair), Shukla, Straus

Associate professors: Boybeyi, Chiu, Klinger, McBride, Stan

Assistant professors: Burls, Pegion, Uhen

Term associate professors: Nord, Verardo

Term assistant professors: Kysar-Mattietti

Term research faculty: Buckley, Doty

Affiliate faculty: Houser, Lukes, Summers

Courses

The department offers all courses designated CLIM and GEOL in the Courses  section of this catalog.

Honors Program for Earth Science and Geology

Earth science majors who have completed 16 credits of math and science, including GEOL 302  with a GPA of 3.00 or higher are eligible to enter the departmental honors program. Transfer students who have an incoming GPA of 3.10 or higher in math and science and a grade of ‘B’ or better in GEOL 302  are also eligible. To graduate with honors in Earth Science, students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in math and science courses and complete one of the two following sets of courses with an average GPA of 3.50 or better: (1) GEOL 410 , GEOL 411 , and GEOL 420  or (2) CLIM 408 , CLIM 409 , and GEOL 420 .

Programs

    Undergraduate Degree(s)Undergraduate Minor(s)Master’s Degree(s)Doctoral Degree(s)