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 | GIS Primer | 3 |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 102L | Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 249 | Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEOL 290 | Field Geology Methods | 3 |
| 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 | 74-85 | |
A. Physical Geology Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOL 212 | Principles of Paleontology | 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 | Techniques of Groundwater Study | 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 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 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 100L | Physical Geography Lab | 1 |
| GEOG 401 | Climatology | 3 |
| GEOL 212 | Principles of Paleontology | 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