Graduate Pathway in Hydrogeology
INTO Illinois State University, United States
Total Course Fee
USD 27,600
Course Accredited By
NA
Graduate Pathway program offering the academic foundation, essential language skills and GMAT/GRE test preparation to successfully move on to master’s degrees.
An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway program in Hydrogeology will prepare the student to enter their next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway program in Hydrogeology will prepare the student to enter their next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
- Students will have the opportunity to explore interests within almost any aspect of the hydrologic cycle.
- Students can participate in research such as the impact of humans and global change in hydrologic and water resource systems.
- The program offers the core curriculum of required courses that allow our graduates to claim the title of hydrogeologist.
- Students can choose from one- to two-semester Pathway programs.
- Students are fully admitted to Illinois State provided successful completion of conditional admission criteria at the end of the Pathway and submission of all required admission credentials.
- A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
- Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.
Accelerated
- Start dates January August
- Program length 1 Semester
Standard
- Start dates January August
- Program length 2 Semesters
Enrollment Cycles
- January 2023
- August 2023
Standard
Age requirement
- 17
Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.5 GPA out of 4.0 and at least 2 semesters of Chemistry, 2 semesters of Physics, and 2 semesters of Calculus. Applicants who do not have all of the following courses in their background will need to complete any they lack during their program: Mineralogy; Petrology; Structual Geology; Sedimentology; Stratigraphy; and a multi-week field course.
English language entry requirements
- 2 Semesters: TOEFL 65, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 169, Password 6, Completion of Academic English Level 4, or Duolingo 95.
Accelerated
Age requirement
- 17
Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.5 GPA out of 4.0 and at least 2 semesters of Chemistry, 2 semesters of Physics, and 2 semesters of Calculus. Applicants who do not have all of the following courses in their background will need to complete any they lack during their program: Mineralogy; Petrology; Structual Geology; Sedimentology; Stratigraphy; and a multi-week field course.
English language entry requirements
- 1 Semester: TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTEA 53, IELA 176, Password 7, or Duolingo 105.
- 32 credit hour program
- 12 credit hours apply from Pathway
- 20 credit hours remaining toward degree
Semester 1
- IDS 403 Writing for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
- IDS 405 Reading for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
- GEO 360 Groundwater 3 Credits
- GEO 410 Seminar in Hydrogeology Research 3 Credits
- Total 12 Credits
Semester 2
- IDS 401 Advanced Writing for Graduate Students 3 Credits
- GEO 435 Introduction to Groundwater Modeling 3 Credits
- GEO 439 Aqueous Geochemistry3 Credits
- Total 9 Credits
Notes * These courses are generally delivered through the INTO Center and are for Pathway students only.
Additional Entry Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Geology or completion of the following courses:
- Mineralogy
- Petrology
- Structural Geology
- Sedimentology
- Stratigraphy
- Multi-week field course
- Two semesters of Chemistry
- Two semesters of Physics
- Two semesters of Calculus
- Accelerated
- Tuition Fees: 1 Semester $15890
- Standard
- Tuition Fees: 2 Semesters $27600