常见问题
No. We only admit full time students to our graduate 程序.
No. GRE考试是可选的. However, if you chose to do so, you may submit your GRE scores with your 应用程序.
The department does not have minimum required grades or test scores, 而是, graduate 应用程序s are holistically evaluated and rated by the 电子游戏正规平台生 Program Committee. 请参阅“如何评估我的申请。?”
Students who speak a native language other than 英语 must provide evidence of 英语 proficiency. A score of 100 or higher on the TOEFL iBT test or 7.雅思成绩不低于0分. Under certain circumstances this requirement can be waived. 访问MCAS 电子游戏正规平台生招生网站 了解更多信息.
At 电子游戏软件 we seek to build a diverse cohort of graduate students who will pursue independent research at the forefront of earth & 环境科学. 在评估应用到我们的M.S. 和Ph值.D. 项目, we are looking for well-rounded students who combine academic excellence with an aptitude for performing scientific research. 像这样, we consider all aspects of an applicant’s file including academic performance, 之前的电子游戏正规平台经历, 推荐信, 个人陈述, GRE scores (no penalty if they are not provided), 并致力于建立一个多元化的, 富有同情心的, 以及有凝聚力的电子游戏正规平台生社区. No one aspect of a student’s file outweighs others, rather we try to build a holistic picture from which to assess a student’s future professional promise (whether it be in academia, 或公营或私营机构). An important aspect of the admissions process is properly pairing students with a faculty advisor(s), thus we strongly encourage students to reach out to 潜在的顾问 在申请过程中.
The department aims to enroll a total of approximately 6–8 new graduate students pursuing M.S. 和Ph值.D. 每年的学位.
是的! Students are admitted to our graduate 程序 with an assigned thesis advisor who they will work with to determine their thesis topic. 因此, students are highly encouraged to contact department faculty members 在申请过程中 to explore current research opportunities and potential thesis projects.
Prior experience in Geophysics is not required or expected. 你的米.S. would be in Geology or Geophysics and you would have the option to decide which once you are accepted to and start the 程序.
The timeline for the decision process can be variable year to year and applicant to applicant, but final decisions are typically made by mid-March. Feel free to inquire about the status of your 应用程序 if you have not received any communication by mid-February, especially if you find yourself in a time sensitive situation.
M.S. graduate 程序 is designed so all course requirements and the oral comprehensive exam can be completed in four academic semesters. 完成M的时间.S. thesis can vary from student-to-student depending on the capabilities of the student, 电子游戏正规平台项目的复杂性, 电子游戏正规平台的后勤工作, and other unpredictable factors that can crop up when scientific research is carried out, 但一般来说,预计需要两年时间. The BC 电子游戏正规平台生 School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) dictates that graduate students have five years from the start of their graduate 程序 to complete their M.S. 学位.
完成博士学位的时间.D. 程序 will vary on a student-to-student based on their prior academic preparation, 电子游戏正规平台项目的复杂性, 电子游戏正规平台的后勤工作, and other unpredictable factors that can crop up when scientific research is carried out. For students admitted without a master’s 学位, the Ph.D. 程序 is designed to be completed approximately 5 years. 获得博士学位的学生.D. 程序 who have already received their master’s 学位 generally will be able to complete the 程序 in 3–4 years, depending on the individual’s background and the scope of their thesis research.
Our alumni are very successful in obtaining employment within their areas of interest upon graduation in the Boston area, 全国各地, 和国外. 校友们在政府机构找到了工作, 非营利组织, 咨询公司, 石油天然气工业, 和电子游戏正规平台 & 开发公司, 包括美国宇航局, 世界自然基金会, 赫斯, 埃克森美孚, 壳牌, 赛默飞世尔科技, 环境保护署, 国家公园管理局, 和美国.S. 地质调查所. Our master’s students have also gone on to pursue Ph.D.其他大学的博士,以及我们自己的博士.D. 程序
承认米.S. 和Ph值.D. students typically received tuition remission credits and a monthly stipend as a TA or RA Tuition Remission (TR) as a form of financial aid that defrays the tuition costs of taking graduate courses at 电子游戏软件. Most graduate students receive enough tuition remission credits to complete required graduate student coursework at no cost to them as long as they are in good standing within the 程序. A Teaching Assistantship (TA) is a form of financial aid where a student is paid a regular stipend to help a professor teach a course in the department. A 电子游戏正规平台 Assistantship (RA) is a form of financial aid where a student is paid a regular stipend to help a professor conduct research. TA and RA stipends are normally sufficient to pay routine living expenses.
是的, just request an 应用程序 fee waiver while completing your 应用程序.