Overview

Department of Earth Science / Department of Earth Science is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Annual department report and presentation, qualifying exam, orals, 2 publications
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Annual department report and presentation, qualifying exam, orals, 3 publications

Admissions

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required

Student Body

34

Total Graduate Students

50%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.88%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	29%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	11.76%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

32

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 15

Male (28)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Seismology, structural geology, tectonics and paleomagnetism, geodynamics, high temperature geochemistry, volcanic processes
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Ms. Lee Willson
Department Administrator
Email: shiree@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-6219
Fax: 713-348-5214

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