Welcome to the Department of Geosciences at East Tennessee University!
Degrees Offered:
- Masters in Geosciences
- Bachelor of Science in Geography
- Bachelor of Science in Geology
- Minor in Geography
- Minor in Geology
- Minor in Geographic Information Systems
Quick facts about Careers in Geosciences:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Employment Qualifications
- Earning
- High Growth Industry Profile--Geospatial Technology
- University Career Services
For additional information visit:
Earthworks
We offer several field trips and various other trips throughout the semesters. Please make sure to visit our Geosciences Club and Field Trip pages for current semester trips as well as Facebook and Twitter. We also offer GEOL/GEOG 3700 Geosciences Field Camp once a year. Check out our Field Camp page for more information on this year's adventure.
Scholarships, Grants and Student Employment
- Penn Virginia Scholarships for Geology Majors
- Penn Virginia-Westmoreland Summer Scholarship
- Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society Academic Scholarship
- Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society Field Camp Scholarship
- ETSU Faculty Student Collaborative Grants
- Regular Work Study Program
- Federal Work Study Program
- ejobs at ETSU
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Ross Hall, Room 322 (main office)
East Tennessee State University
P.O. Box 70357
Johnson City, TN 37614-1709
Phone: 423-439-7516
Fax: 423-439-7520
Map: ETSU Campus
The mission of the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology is to discover, preserve, and interpret life through time.
The Gray Fossil Site is a Mio-Pliocene site located near Gray, Tennessee. It is a sink hole fill deposit that preserves a diverse suite of vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant fossils. It together with a number of Pleistocene localities in the region provide countless opportunities for Geology students to study the paleoecology of southern Appalachia
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