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Geology Bachelor of Science degree

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology

Core Program:

39-40 credit hours in geosciences; 25-29 credit hours in related disciplines

GEO 102Freshman Seminar

1
GEO 165Geology I

3
GEO 169General Geology Lab

1
GEO 210Geology II

3
GEO 370Structural Geology

4
GEO 411Mineralogy

4
GEO 421Petrology

4
GEO 459Seminar in Geosciences

1
GEO 461Field Geology

3
Four 3XX/4XX GEO courses with labs, one of which may include a course in Geographic Information Systems
MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3
MATH 121Survey of Calculus II

3
or
MATH 122University Calculus I

4
MATH 123University Calculus II

4
CHEM 115General Chemistry Lecture I

3
CHEM 125General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
and
CHEM 116General Chemistry Lecture II

3
CHEM 126General Chemistry Laboratory II

1
PHYS 121College Physics I

3
PHYS 123College Physics Lab I

1
and
PHYS 122College Physics II

3
PHYS 124College Physics II Lab

1
or
PHYS 230University Physics I

4
PHYS 232University Physics I Lab

1
and
PHYS 231University Physics II

4
PHYS 233University Physics II Lab

1
A course in Statistics at the 200-level or higher

GEO 461: Capstone experience

Writing intensive:

One of the following

GEO 330Geomorphology

4
GEO 335Geophysics

4
GEO 400Stratigraphy

4
Three additional 300-level or 400-level GEO courses with labs

4 credits of GIS coursework may be substituted for one of these.