WELCOME to Geology and Geological Engineering
The diverse geology and paleontology of the Black Hills, and adjacent Great Plains, provides us with an extraordinary natural classroom and laboratory.
Geologists from all around the world travel to study what we have right here in our own backyard. So whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, expect hands-on learning out of doors, in our labs, or doing research in affiliated facilities including
the unique
Sanford Underground Research Facility (a former gold mine that’s now home to cutting edge neutrino research), the South Dakota Mines
Engineering Mining Experiment Station, the Mining Hub, the
James E. Martin Paleontology Laboratory,
and the on-campus
Museum of Geology.
We also operate the
Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station, one of the largest summer field camp stations in the United States, with opportunities
for study in the Black Hills, western California, Montana, Utah, Arizona, Death Valley, Hawaii, Turkey, France, Spain, Nepal, Iceland, New Zealand, Morocco, and Andes-Ecuador.
Degrees
*The Geology (BS) is accredited by the Applied Natural Sciences Accreditation Commission of ABET,
https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Geology, Geological Science and Similarly Named Programs.
*The Geological Engineering (BS) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,
https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Geological and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Highlights
The Amazing Geology of the Black Hills