Geological Sciences (B.S.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 317 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| GEOG 385 | Foundations of GIS | 3 |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 102L | Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 249 | Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEOL 324 | Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | 4 |
| GEOL 326 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| GEOL 345 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 422 | Principles of Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOL 423 | Principles of Geochemistry | 3 |
| GEOL 490 | Geology Field Camp | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | ||
| Physical Geology for Science Majors and Physical Geology for Science Majors Lab | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | ||
| Engineering Physics I and Laboratory Physics I | ||
| Options | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 23-34 | |
| Total Hours | 71-82 | |
A. Physical Geology Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOL 212 | Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life | 4 |
| GEOL 335 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| MATH 160 | Survey of Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH 170 | Calculus I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Calculus II | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Advisor Approved Electives in Geology | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 23-24 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
B. Environmental Hydrogeology Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOL 309 | Ground Water Hydrology | 3 |
| GEOL 410 | Groundwater Field Methods | 3 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 175 | Calculus II | 4 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or STAT 301 | Probability and Statistics | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | ||
| Engineering Physics II and Laboratory Physics II | ||
| Select two electives from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Geomorphology | ||
| Earthquakes | ||
| Geology and the Environment | ||
| Geostatistics | ||
| Chemical Hydrogeology | ||
| Meteorology | ||
| Climatology | ||
| Quantitative Hydrogeology | ||
| Environmental Hydrogeology | ||
| Engineering Economy | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Ordinary Differential Equations | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Carbon Compounds and Carbon Compounds Lab | ||
| Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I: Lab | ||
| Total Hours | 27-29 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
C. Geological Education Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 115 | Cells and the Evolution of Life | 3 |
| BIOL 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOG 100 | Introduction to Planet Earth | 3 |
| GEOG 100L | Introduction to Planet Earth Lab | 1 |
| GEOG 401 | Climatology | 3 |
| GEOL 212 | Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life | 4 |
| GEOL 335 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| MATH 160 | Survey of Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH 170 | Calculus I | |
| PHYS 103 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| PHYS 104 | Astronomy Lab | 1 |
| PLSC 205 | General Botany | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Calculus II | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Total Hours | 33-34 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
Physical Geology Option
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 144 | Analytic Trigonometry | 1 |
| (GEOL 101 AND GEOL 101L) OR (GEOL 111 AND GEOL 111L) | 4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Oral Communication Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 102L | Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
| MATH 160 OR MATH 170 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| GEOL 212 | Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life | 4 |
| GEOL 249 | Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy | 4 |
| (PHYS 111 AND PHYS 111L) OR (PHYS 211 AND PHYS 211L) | 4 | |
| MATH 175 OR MATH 330 OR STAT 251 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| GEOL 324 | Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | 4 |
| GEOL 326 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| GEOL 335 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| ENGL 317 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| GEOG 385 | Foundations of GIS | 3 |
| GEOL 345 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| GEOL 422 | Principles of Geophysics | 4 |
| Geology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| GEOL 490 | Geology Field Camp | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| GEOL 423 | Principles of Geochemistry | 3 |
| Geology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| Geology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 117 | |
Environmental Hydrogeology Option
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 144 | Analytic Trigonometry | 1 |
| (GEOL 101 AND GEOL 101L) OR (GEOL 111 AND GEOL 111L) | 4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Oral Communication Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 102L | Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| GEOL 249 | Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy | 4 |
| MATH 175 | Calculus II | 4 |
| (PHYS 111 AND PHYS 111L) OR (PHYS 211 AND PHYS 211L) | 4 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| GEOL 324 | Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | 4 |
| GEOL 326 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| (PHYS 112 AND PHYS 112L) OR (PHYS 211 AND PHYS 211L) | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| ENGL 317 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| GEOG 385 | Foundations of GIS | 3 |
| GEOL 309 | Ground Water Hydrology | 3 |
| GEOL 345 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| STAT 251 OR STAT 301 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| GEOL 410 | Groundwater Field Methods | 3 |
| GEOL 422 | Principles of Geophysics | 4 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| GEOL 490 | Geology Field Camp | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| GEOL 423 | Principles of Geochemistry | 3 |
| GEOL/HYDR Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| GEOL/HYDR Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 117 | |
Geological Education Option
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| (GEOL 101 AND GEOL 101L) OR (GEOL 111 AND GEOL 111L) | 4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Oral Communication Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 102L | Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
| (MATH 144 AND MATH 170) | 5 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 115 | Cells and the Evolution of Life | 3 |
| BIOL 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 249 | Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy | 4 |
| (PHYS 111 AND PHYS 111L) OR (PHYS 211 AND PHYS 211L) | 4 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| GEOG 100 | Introduction to Planet Earth | 3 |
| GEOG 100L | Introduction to Planet Earth Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 212 | Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life | 4 |
| GEOL 326 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| ENGL 317 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| GEOG 385 | Foundations of GIS | 3 |
| GEOL 324 | Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | 4 |
| GEOL 345 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| MATH 175 OR MATH 330 OR STAT 251 | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| GEOL 335 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| GEOL 422 | Principles of Geophysics | 4 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| GEOL 490 | Geology Field Camp | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| GEOL 423 | Principles of Geochemistry | 3 |
| PHYS 103 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| PHYS 104 | Astronomy Lab | 1 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| GEOG 401 | Climatology | 3 |
| PLSC 205 | General Botany | 4 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 117 | |
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