Graduate Information
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers three graduate degree programs: MA, MSc, and PhD.
The following links will take you to web pages with details about aspects of the graduate programs in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The graduate student website ATLAS has more information on how to get involved once you are in residence.
Our Department's Graduate Program Committee evaluates applications and makes decisions on admissions and financial support throughout the fall and winter terms (September through early May). We STRONGLY encourage interested students to submit their applications as early as possible. In particular, applications that are not complete (including reference letters and transcripts) by the beginning of March stand a considerably lower chance of receiving financial support than applications completed before that time.
Graduate Programs
Areas of Research Interest
For Prospective Graduate Students
- Administration of Graduate Programs
- Information For Prospective Applicants (pdf)
- Department Entrance Requirements (thesis program)
- Integrated Petroleum Geosciences
- English Language Requirements
- Applications and Admissions
- Letter to Support Graduate Admission (pdf)
- Financial Assistance
- How to Apply
- Guide for Applicants
- Frequently Asked Questions
For Current Graduate Students
- Registration and Fees
- Graduate Handbook (pdf)
- Master's thesis proposal guidelines (pdf)
- Degree Requirements and Supervision
- Final Checkout List (pdf)
- Preservation and Storage of Thesis Suites (pdf)
- Course Listings
- Graduate Directory
- Current Graduate Awards
- Awards and Funding
- Academic Schedule
- Teaching Assistant Information (Intranet)
- CSPG Graduate Scholarship Applications
- Exams and Convocation
- Collective Agreement (pdf)
- Electronic Communications Policy
- Application for Alberta Health Care / Insurance Plan Coverage (pdf)
Reports and Exam Procedures
- The PhD Candidacy Examination procedure in EAS (pdf)
- PhD Thesis and Oral Examination procedure in EAS (pdf)
- MSc Thesis and Oral Examination (defence) procedure in EAS pdf
- Supervisory Committee Meeting Report for Graduate Students: pdf | word
- Master’s Graduate Student Annual Progress Report: pdf | word
- Phd Graduate Student Annual Progress Report: pdf | word
- Preliminary Acceptance of Thesis (pdf)
Related U of A Websites
- ATLAS (EAS Graduate Website)
- Geophysics