Geology

This program is designed for students interested in geology, paleontology, or environmental science. This major provides students with the training to understand the earth’s past and present as told through its rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, and processes. There will be opportunities to explore breathtaking geological sites of the southwest (such as Death Valley and the Grand Canyon) for a firsthand learning experience. Whether you aspire to discover dinosaurs, teach high school geology, look for precious metals, or promote biblical stewardship of the environment, TMU is excited to equip you for astute scientific study.

In the midst of today’s booming scientific advancements and the ubiquitous influence of technology, TMU’s School of Science, Mathematics, Technology & Health trains students to be knowledgeable in their fields and capable researchers, preparing them to approach their future in STEM with an unshakeable biblical grounding and a zeal to worship God in their work.

All of our faculty and staff affirm our full doctrinal statement, which has remained essentially unchanged since our founding. We believe and teach:

• The inerrancy of the Bible
• The tri-unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
• The total depravity of man
• The necessity of salvation by grace alone through faith alone
• The coming earthly kingdom of Christ

• Demonstrate an ability to measure strike and dip of folds and faults and to use that data to reconstruct the original undisturbed strata.
• Demonstrate an ability to construct a stratigraphic column from field measurement of strata and analysis rocks, including their content and contacts.

Requirements are subject to change; please refer to the academic catalog.