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Credits Required
120
Format
Face To Face
Location

Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.

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Coursework
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Career Options

Excellent career opportunities and a strong job market include:

  • Environmental assessment, remediation and water resources
  • Mineral and energy resource exploration and production
  • Federal, state, and local agencies
  • Engineering geology
  • Environmental law and policy
  • Natural hazards protection
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Application Deadline
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Skills Employers Want

The B.S. in Geology at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.

  • Geology
  • Research
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • ArcGIS (GIS Software)
  • Groundwater
  • Geologic Mapping
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Public Speaking
  • Statistics
  • Soil Science
  • Hydrogeology
  • Data Analytics
  • Environmental Science

Source: EMSI, 2020

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