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Degree
Programs
All hydrology students are required to complete a core
curriculum of four formal graduate courses and a field session.
Programs of study are interdisciplinary in nature and the remainder
of the coursework is obtained from multiple departments at CSM and
is approved for each student by the student's advisor and thesis
Committee.The core curriculum consists of:
- GEGN 467-
Ground Water Engineering
- GEGN 598
or ESGN 527 - Surface-Water Hydrology
- ESGN 522
- Contaminant Fate and Transport
- CHGC 505
- Environmental Chemistry
Students are
also required to complete a hydrology field session that will be
offered through existing courses taught by Environmental Science
& Engineering, Geology & Geological Engineering, or Geophysical
Engineering. Students who plan to incorporate hydrochemistry into
their research may elect to replace CHGC 505 with a two-course combination
that includes an aqueous inorganic chemistry course (e.g., GEGN
509 or ESGN 500) and an aqueous environmental organic chemistry
course (e.g., CHGC/ESGN 555).
Master
of Science
To achieve
the Master of Science (M.S.) degree, students may elect the Non-Thesis
option, based exclusively upon coursework and a project report,
or the Thesis option. The thesis option is comprised of coursework
in combination with individual laboratory, modeling and/or field
research performed under the guidance of a faculty advisor and presented
in a written thesis approved by the student’s committee.
M.S.
Non-Thesis Option:
36 total credit hours, consisting of coursework (30 h), and Independent
Study (6 h) working on a research project with HSE faculty.
M.S.
Thesis Option: 36 total credit hours, consisting
of coursework (24 h), and research (12 h). Students must also
write and orally defend a research thesis.
Combined
BS/MS Program
Any Mines undergraduates
are eligible to apply for the combined program in hydrology. Students
must maintain a B average in their undergraduate program and declare
interest in their mid-Sophomore or beginning Junior year by contacting
the Hydrology Program Chair listed below. A formal graduate application
is completed by first semester senior year. Although the GRE is
waived for combined applicants, students must submit three letters
of recommendation along with their application.
Students must
meet all master’s degree requirements as listed above, however
six 400-level credits from the undergraduate program may be double-counted
for the master’s degree.
Doctor
of Philosophy
To achieve the
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, students are expected to complete
a combination of coursework and original research, under the guidance
of a faculty advisor and Doctoral committee, that culminates in
a significant scholarly contribution to a specialized field in hydrologic
sciences or engineering. Full-time enrollment is expected and leads
to the greatest success, although part-time enrollment may be allowed
under special circumstances. All doctoral students must complete
two semesters of full-time, on-campus residency.
Ph.D.: 72 total
credit hours, consisting of coursework (at least 15 hours), minor
coursework (12 hours), and research (at least 24 hours). Up to 36
hours of transfer credit can be applied to the degree from a previous
M.S. degree related to hydrology. Students must also successfully
complete written and oral qualifying examinations, write and defend
a dissertation proposal, write and defend a doctoral dissertation,
and are expected to submit the dissertation work for publication
in scholarly journals.
Admissions/Entrance
Requirements
Students applying
to the Hydrology program must have a baccalaureate degree in a science
or engineering discipline as well as the following coursework:
- College calculus (two semesters)
- Differential equations (one semester)
- College physics (one semester)
- College chemistry (one year)
- College statistics (one semester)
Some prerequisites
may be completed in the first semesters of the student’s graduate
program. Applicants should have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
for admission to the graduate school.
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| Fall
Admission |
Yes |
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Financial support priority deadline |
Jan.
15 |
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U.S. citizen application deadline |
July
1 |
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International application deadline |
April
1 |
| Spring
Admission |
Yes |
| U.S. citizen application deadline |
Nov. 1 |
| International application deadline |
Sept. 1 |
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GRE required |
Yes |
| Subject test required |
No |
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Average accepted Verbal |
550 |
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Average accepted Quantitative |
670 |
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Average accepted Analytical Writing |
4.4 |
Financial
Assistance
Applicants seeking
financial support should indicate such within the Application for
Admission. Support may be in the form of teaching assistantships
(TA), research assistantships (RA), or fellowships. Generally, these
awards are reserved for students pursuing a research-based program.
TAs are generally
offered by March 15 for the next academic year; hence, are not usually
available beginning with the spring semester. RAs are offered by
individual faculty to students whom they expect will contribute
quickly to a particular funded research project. Applicants interested
in RAs should contact directly the faculty members whose research
interests parallel their own.
Contact
Dr.
Eileen Poeter, Program Chair
Hydrologic
Sciences and Engineering Program
Colorado School
of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3490
FAX: 303-273-3413
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