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Do you enjoy science and its applications to the world around you?

Have you an interest in environmental problems and a desire to help solve them?

Would you enjoy working outdoors as well as in a laboratory environment?

Do you want a different Pre-Med/Pre-Dent Major?

Would you like the challenge and prestige of being part of one of the top-ranked geoscience departments in the country?

UCLA students with a general interest in science are encouraged to enroll in an undergraduate program in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences. Our students are trained in the physical, chemical, and biological sciences, and their application to understanding the earth, the solar system, space, and the evolution and origin of life. Because of the wide diversity of subject areas in the earth and space sciences, we offer the bachelor of science degree with five different specializations: Geology, Engineering Geology, Paleobiology, Applied Geophysics, and Geophysics and Space Physics. We also offer a bachelor of arts degree in Earth Sciences.

The majority of our students expect to make their careers in the earth or space sciences; however, some are considering careers in business, law, teaching or the health sciences. Medical and dental schools do accept applicants with degrees in the earth sciences, and some schools favor those applicants with a broad background in the physical sciences. If you are interested in pursuing one of these challenging goals, a major in Earth & Space Sciences is an interesting alternative to the more conventional majors for pre-professional students.

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