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���APP�The courses provided by the School of Geosciences have allowed me to gain technical skills in air, soil, and water quality testing and monitoring.���APP�

���APP�I do feel like I���APP�m getting a more personal education here, especially in the geology program. Our professors know us all personally by name. I really feel at home with them.���APP�

"There are a lot of labs in geology, and as you get into minerology and petrology, you get to hold the minerals and learn how to identify them. It���APP�s so hands-on that it makes sense. Once you see it in person, it sticks!���APP�

���APP�My decision to study environmental science stems from my childhood obsession with nature, plants, and being able to spend time outdoors. These are natural resources that I believe every human should have the opportunity to enjoy. Studying environmental science gives me the opportunity to leave the world better than I found it."

���APP�Pursuing a degree in environmental science at UL Lafayette has allowed me to play a part in protecting both the natural world and the people living in it.���APP�

���APP�I ended up taking a physical geology course as an elective, and two weeks in I knew I was going to be a geologist. I quickly developed a passion for geology, changed my major and never looked back ���APP� college got a lot easier after that, after you���APP�ve found what you���APP�re meant to do.���APP�