Graduate Student Information Applications and Funding The Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences offers support through Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) and Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAs). GTA and GRA support includes a tuition waiver and is guaranteed for 2 years for MS students and 4 years for PhDs. Additional salary support for geochemistry graduate students is usually available through research grants and scholarships. The overall support package is very competitive with other programs. Extended support is available for non-traditional students, meaning those with bachelors degrees in field other than geology. Non-traditional students are often required to take several undergraduate geology courses, and this is determined by a committee on an individual basis. Geochemistry-related Courses 419. ELEMENTS OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND COSMOCHEMISTRY (3). 420. GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE (3). 421. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY (3). 430. GEOMICROBIOLOGY 431. METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 520. GEOCHEMISTRY OF LOW-TEMPERATURE AQUEOUS SYSTEMS (3). 525. ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY 524. STABLE ISOTOPE GEOLOGY (3). 525. RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE GEOLOGY (3). 630. ADVANCED GEOCHEMISTRY (3). 647. GEOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR (1-9). A. General Geochemistry B. Isotope Geochemistry C. Environmental Geochemistry Related graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in addition to those listed above are available in other science departments.