Overview

A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods

Colleges and Universities

Here are some of our SAGE Scholar's member schools that offer Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences and related majors.

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Careers
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Natural Sciences Managers