Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Geosciences

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geosciences is a career-oriented, flexible major that merges traditional geology with applied environmental science. Our program is one of only three geology degrees offered in West Virginia and it is the only one at a primarily undergraduate institution in the state. Concord's friendly atmosphere and small classes allow you to get to know classmates and faculty in a collaborative and safe learning environment. All of our courses include field trips to study the geology of West Virginia and the surrounding Appalachians. Geoscience majors also take a 5-week summer field course in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Thanks to a new NSF grant, all students in the program have the opportunity to complete undergraduate research with the geoscience faculty. Our innovative research in structural geology, earthquake geology, volcanology, and paleoclimate is funded by more than $1.5 million worth of grants that allow students to travel with us to remote field settings including Greenland, the Colorado Rockies, and the Pacific Northwest. Other projects are available using our electron microprobe laboratory, micro-X-ray fluorescence laboratory, sample preparation facilities, ground penetrating radar, and polarizing light microscopes. We can help defray the c