Undergraduate Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Sciences at UCSC offers an undergraduate degree with a concentration in Planetary Sciences. The planetary sciences concentration is designed to provide students with a quantitative background appropriate for career pathways in the interdisciplinary study of planets. The upper-division elective courses can be tailored for students interested in planetary interiors, atmospheres, surfaces, and/or cosmochemistry. For more information please visit the Physical and Biological Sciences Undergraduate Affairs web page.

Graduate Planetary Sciences

The Earth and Planetary Sciences offers PhD’s and Master’s degrees in Planetary Sciences. For general information on graduate applications to UCSC please visit the Division of Graduate Studies web page. The application deadline is generally early January. Any graduate program will require applicants to take the General GRE exam. Although high grades and previous research experience are important in an application, the most important part of the application is the letters of recommendation. It is also usually to the applicant’s advantage to choose a prospective advisor and talk to that person prior to making the application.

GEODES: Geoscientists Encouraging Openness and Diversity in the Earth Sciences. Link.