B.S. Geology
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the BS in Geology.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1170 | 4 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 - CHEM 1111, CHEM 1111L, and PHYS 1111 | 8 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 - GEOL 1107 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| MATH 1170 | Calculus I (Satisfies General Education Objective 3) | 4 |
| MATH 1175 | Calculus II | 3-4 |
| or MATH 3350 | Statistical Methods | |
| CHEM 1111 & 1111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 5 |
| CHEM 1112 & 1112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 1111 | General Physics I (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 3-4 |
| or PHYS 2211 | Engineering Physics I | |
| GEOL 1107 | Real Monsters (Satisfies General Education Objective 7) 1 | 3 |
| GEOL 2204 & 2204L | Fluid Earth and Fluid Earth Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 2205 & 2205L | Solid Earth and Solid Earth Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 3310 | Geologic Field Methods | 3 |
| GEOL 3313 | Earth Materials I | 4 |
| GEOL 3314 | Earth Materials II | 4 |
| GEOL 3315 | Evolution of the Earth's Surface | 4 |
| GEOL 3392 | Geosciences Careers Seminar | 1 |
| GEOL 4403 & 4403L | Principles of Geographic Information Systems and Principles of GIS Laboratory | 3 |
| GEOL 4421 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 4429 | Watershed Hydrology | 3-4 |
| or GEOL 4430 | Principles of Hydrogeology | |
| GEOL 4450 | Field Geology 2 | 6 |
| GEOL 4452 | Sedimentation-Stratigraphy | 4 |
| Plus 6 upper division geoscience elective courses | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 72-75 | |
- 1
Transfer students may substitute other courses for GEOL 1107 with the permission of the Geosciences Department Chair or Geosciences Undergraduate Advisor.
- 2
GEOL 4450 is a 5-week summer field course.
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 39 | |
| Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed.) | 57 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 0 | |
| Free Electives | 24 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |