Our programs are designed to increase your understanding of the Earth, to continue
your education towards advanced degrees, and to help you obtain a rewarding career.
The Department of Geology congratulates LeAnne Teruya, the 2022 recipient of the San
Jose State University Outstanding Lecturer Award. LeAnne had long been recognized
by everyone in our department and by her students as one of our outstanding faculty,
and now everyone at San Jose State knows this too--an award that is richly deserved.
Congratulations LeAnne!
The 2022 Spring Commencement will be in person! The College of Science ceremony will
be held in the Provident Credit Union Event Center, on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at
4:00 pm.
SJSU's 2022 Outstanding Thesis Award
Congratulations to MS student Jesse Waco! He was recently awarded SJSU's 2022 Outstanding
Thesis Award for his thesis: Evidence of Active Reverse Faulting and a Left-Stepping
San Andreas Fault (Mission Creek Strand) in the Eastern San Bernardino Mountains,
Southern California. Way to go Jesse!
Our programs are designed to increase your understanding of the Earth, to continue
your education towards advanced degrees, and to help you obtain a rewarding career.
Applying to Grad School
Our advanced degree provides advanced training in geology, culminating in the completion
of an independent research thesis project.
