Undergraduate

Undergraduates in College of Mines and Earth Sciences programs must satisfy specific college, departmental, and University requirements in order to graduate. Students should consult an adviser in their major department to plan a course of study and help them progress toward graduation. The University's General Catalog also is useful in understanding requirements of the major and obtaining descriptions of individual courses. (See General Information below.)

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree must complete at least 183 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Each department requires students to complete prerequisite physics, chemistry, and mathematics courses prior to registering for advanced courses. Satisfactory progress toward the bachelor's degree generally depends on the student's completing these basic science sequences early in the course of study. Departments that offer engineering degrees share a common core curriculum for the first one and one-half years.

The B.S. degree is granted to students who successfully complete the prescribed engineering curriculum in geological, metallurgical, or mining engineering, and the science-based curricula in geology, geophysics, or meteorology.

CLEP Credits. The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a national examination that the University has adopted to assign credit for general knowledge. Students who score high enough on the tests may earn up to 46 credit hours toward graduation and waive certain University Liberal Education Program requirements. For more information, contact the University Testing Center, 498 Student Services Building, 581-8744.

Graduate

Graduate programs commonly include inter-disciplinary work in several departments but are predominantly made up of science and engineering courses. Graduate studies include laboratory or field research as part of the thesis requirement. Courses of study leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) or the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree are administered by The Graduate School. Candidates for the Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree must conduct a study and submit a detailed written report on some aspect of engineering design and must successfully complete a comprehensive oral or written examination.

General Information

Detailed information about University programs and policies is available in the University of Utah's General Catalog, available from the University Bookstore, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112. Send $3 for second-class (2 to 3 week) delivery, $5 for UPS (one week) delivery or $18 for overseas delivery.

The Class Schedule is available free with student identification at the Olpin Union main desk, or for $1.90 by first class mail or $1.35 by third class mail from the Scheduling Office, 270 Olpin Union. To access the current University of Utah Class Schedule via WEB, and to get information on registration and registration deadlines, click here.

The Bulletin of the University of Utah, Graduate School, contains graduate degree program and policy information, including application materials. It is available free from The Graduate School, 310 Park Building, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, (801) 581-7283.