To Prospective Students

Geology Program @ Kansas State University

• Geology Program at K-State: k-state.edu/geology/academics/graduate

• Student Success at K-State: k-state.edu/grad/student-success

• Geology courses at K-State: k-state.edu/geology/academics/graduate/graduate_courses.html 

Life in the college town of Manhattan, Kansas

• Visit Manhattan, Kansas: manhattancvb.org

• Kansas Tourism: travelks.com 

• Manhattan Regional Airport, KS: flymhk.com 

• Tripadvisor - Manhattan, Kansas: tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g38877-Manhattan_Kansas-Vacations.html

International Students

• International Student and Scholar Services at K-State: k-state.edu/isss

• For international students, a TOEFL (>79 iBT) or IELTS (>6.5) test score is required. More detailed information can be found here (English proficiency requirements), here (G5. additional requirement for Teaching Assistants), and here (English Speaking Countries). GRE score is no longer required.

Carl Sagan: What is Science?

• "Science is much more than a body of knowledge. It is a way of thinking. This is central to its success. Science invites us to let the facts in, even when they don't conform to our preconceptions. It counsels us to carry alternative hypotheses in our heads and see which ones best match the facts. It urges on us a fine balance between no-holds-barred openness to new ideas, however heretical, and the most rigorous skeptical scrutiny of everything — new ideas and established wisdom. We need wide appreciation of this kind of thinking. It works. It's an essential tool for a democracy in an age of change. Our task is not just to train more scientists but also to deepen public understanding of science".
  Source: Carl Sagan, "Why We Need To Understand Science" in The Skeptical Inquirer Vol. 14, Issue 3 (Spring 1990)

​Indigenous Land Acknowledgement 

We live and do research on land that was originally home to several indigenous nations, including the Kaw, Osage, and Pawnee. This land was stolen from them and we acknowledge this truth. For more details, please see the K-State Land Acknowledgement.