Geology, B.A.

General Requirements (Core A - E) Credit Hours: 42

• Area A2 – Must take MATH 1112 , MATH 1113 , or MATH 1441  

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

Students must complete CHEM 1211K , CHEM 1212K , GEOL 1121 , and GEOL 1122  if not taken in Area D

• CHEM 1211K - Principles of Chemistry I (4 Credit Hours)

• or  CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I (3 Credit Hours)  

  and  CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)  

• CHEM 1212K - Principles of Chemistry II (4 Credit Hours)

• or  CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II (3 Credit Hours)  

  and  CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)  

• GEOL 1121 - Introduction to the Earth (4 Credit Hours) ( (if not taken in Area D1))
• GEOL 1122 - General Historical Geology (4 Credit Hours) ((if not taken in Area D2))

Electives Credit Hours: 2-9

• BIOL 1103 - Concepts of Biology (3 Credit Hours)

• and  BIOL 1103L - Concepts of Biology Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)  

• MATH 1441 - Calculus I (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2242 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)
• PHYS 1111K - Introductory Physics I (4 Credit Hours)
• PHYS 1112K - Introductory Physics II (4 Credit Hours)
• STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 25

• GEOL 3541 - Mineralogy (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 3542 - Petrology and Petrography (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 5142 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 5440 - Structural Geology (4 Credit Hours)
• Geology Electives (Must include 9 credit hours of GEOL 3000-level or above)

Electives Credit Hours: 11-20

Foreign Language (2002 Level) Credit Hours: 0-9

Completion through 2002-level Foreign Language ¹

Minor: Must be approved by advisor Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ May be satisfied by a secondary school background showing four (4) years or more of preparation in a single language

Program Requirements

• Geology majors must maintain an overall 2.0 GPA across all Geology coursework (any course with GEOL prefix).

Honors in Geology

Students majoring in Geology (BS or BA) may pursue an Honors in Geology program. Students are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.2 after 45 credit hours of coursework and approval of Geology and Geography faculty to commence the Honors program.

To graduate with Honors in Geology, a student must:

• Be admitted to the Honor College;
• Complete Senior Thesis Research II (GEOL 4831 ) with a grade of B or higher;
• Complete Introduction to Research (GEOL 4120 ) (with a grade of B or higher), Senior Thesis Research I (GEOL 4830 ), and Senior Thesis Research II (GEOL 4831 ) for a total of 8 credit hours;
• Successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
• Be in good standing in the Honor College at the time of graduation.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit Academic Advisement .