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CIP PROGRAM: 40.0604
Paleontology.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1 5 3
2021 1 6 2
2022 3 2 2
2023 2 10 3
2024 1 9 7
Change +100.00% +100.00% -

Related CIPs

40 PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
40.06 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.
40.0601 Geology/Earth Science, General.
40.0602 Geochemistry.
40.0603 Geophysics and Seismology.
40.0604 Paleontology.
40.0605 Hydrology and Water Resources Science.
40.0606 Geochemistry and Petrology.
40.0607 Oceanography, Chemical and Physical.
40.0699 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Paleontology.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus9 +100.00%