A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- PhD
- Credential class
- ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- CIP
- 40.0699
- Total credits (published)
- 15
- Credits (computed from items)
- 72
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_7fdbba4d
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Core Courses
major core · 0 items
Geology and Earth Science Foundation
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
Geology and Earth Science Seminars
3 items
- Select a total of four credits in any combination of the following seminar courses:Not resolved to a course4
- 2
- 1
Research Methods
3 items
- 3
- As published: “Doctoral Reading and Research (repeat for a total of 15 credits)”15
- or: EVPP 585 Quantitative Data Analysis for Environmental Scientistsor: EVPP 651 Multivariate Data Analysis for Ecology and Environmental Science3
Restricted Elective Courses
electives · 18 items
- Select 18 credits from the following, approved in advance by the Graduate Coordinator: 1Not resolved to a course18
- 1-3
- 1-3
- 4
- 8
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
Dissertation
2 items
- As published: “Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (repeated for a maximum of 12 credits)”9
- 6
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/atmospheric-oceanic-earth-sciences/geology-earth-sciences-phd/. Captured page pages/0198.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.