Geosciences, B.S.

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

• Area A2 – Must take MATH 1112 , MATH 1113 , or MATH 1441  
• Area DII – Must take MATH 1441  if not taken in Area A2 above

Additional Requirements: 4 Credit Hours

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major: 18 Credit Hours

• 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)
• GEOL 1122 - General Historical Geology (4 Credit Hours) ¹
• BIOL 1103 - Concepts of Biology (3 Credit Hours)
• Additional hours as necessary may be substituted from Major Specific Courses listed below

Major Specific Requirements: 14 Credit Hours

• Carry over from MATH 1441 Calculus I  in Area A or Area D
• Carry over from GEOL 1122 General Historical Geology  in Area F

• BIOL 1103L - Concepts of Biology Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)
• MATH 2242 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)

• or  STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)  

• PHYS 1111K - Introductory Physics I (4 Credit Hours)

• or  PHYS 2211K - Principles of Physics I (4 Credit Hours)  

• PHYS 1112K - Introductory Physics II (4 Credit Hours)

• or  PHYS 2212K - Principles of Physics II (4 Credit Hours)  

Major Requirements: 32 Credit Hours

• GEOL 3520 - Field Methods (2 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 3541 - Mineralogy (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 3542 - Petrology and Petrography (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 4120 - Introduction to Research (2 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 5142 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOL 5440 - Structural Geology (4 Credit Hours)
• Guided Elective ²

Foreign Language (2001 Level): 3 Credit Hours

• Completion through 2001-level Foreign Language 3

General Electives: 7-22 Credit Hours

• Select 7-22 credit hours of Electives (must include at least 7 credit hours of 3000-level and above coursework)

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ While GEOL 1122 General Historical Geology  is 4 credit hours, only 3 credit hours will count toward fulfilling Area F. The remaining credit hour will be applied toward Major Specific Requirements.

² Guided elective must be a 6 credit hour Geology field course permission of advisor required.

³ May be satisfied by a secondary school background showing three (3) 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).

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