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June 02, 2016
The participation rate of women in geoscience degree programs has continued its slow decline over the last decade. Undergraduate participation rates have leveled off around the 40% level, while graduate participation rates continue to drift down to about 42%. These are compared to historical highs...
May 31, 2016
Enrollments in U.S. geoscience programs remained robust during the 2014-2015 academic year. Undergraduate enrollments continued its long-term growth trend with a 7% increase, while graduate enrollments remained at. The continued growth in undergraduate majors appears to be driven by recent...
October 14, 2015
According to AGI's Geoscience Student Exit Survey, 48% of geoscience graduates choose to major in the geosciences at some point during their first two years as an undergraduate. This supports the importance of the introductory geoscience courses as recruitment tools into the major. AGI is...
September 23, 2015
Over the past two years, the working group behind the NSF-funded Summit on the Future of Geoscience Undergraduate Education has engaged a diverse spectrum of the geoscience academic and employer community in a comprehensive review of the skills, competencies, and conceptual understandings needed in...
August 13, 2015
Concerns have been raised that geoscience programs tend to attract students from middle and upper class families, possibly due to either parental familiarity with geoscience from prior college experience or because of extra costs for co-curricular activities such as field camp. In an attempt to...
May 29, 2015
AGI's and AAG's Geoscience Career Master's Preparation Survey asked faculty how prepared their students are in 36 different technical geology competencies. It inquired about how prepared students feel in these competencies, and compared those with how important each of the competencies are to non-...
May 13, 2015
The number of women enrolled as undergraduate geoscience majors has leveled off, at least temporarily, at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Increased enrollment continues to be driven by growth in the number of men enrolling at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The shift in these gender...
April 07, 2015
In AGI's and AAG's Geoscience Career Master's Preparation Survey, faculty were asked how prepared they feel their Master's students are regarding 28 non-technical competencies. Students were asked how much preparation they've received in their Master's programs for these non-technical competencies...
March 27, 2015
The Geoscience Career Master's Preparation Survey listed 22 different aspects about Geology and Geography Master's degree programs and asked how satisfied faculty and students are with these items. Overall, Geology and Geography students indicate they are "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" with...
March 06, 2015
The Geoscience Career Master's Preparation Survey by AGI and AAG inquired about Master's students‘ career goals and what influenced those goals. Looking across Geology programs, some students' most common career goals include working in the private sector, in teaching, education or diversity, and...
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