Geological Sciences Major, B.S.

39 hours

Required:

GEOL 105 - Physical and Historical Geology

300 - Paleontology

302 - Earth Materials

321 - Geomorphology and Earth Hazards

330 - Hydrogeology

340 - Global Natural Resources

357 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

360 - GIS/GPS

362 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

366 - Structural Geology and Field Methods

385 - Environmental Geochemistry

390 - Seminar in Geology

395 - Applied Geophysics

Required Supporting Courses:

MATH 147 - Calculus I

148 - Calculus II

241 - Statistics

CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I

104 - General Chemistry II

PHYS 201 - General Physics I

202 - General Physics II

BIOL 125 - Biology I

Plus 12 hours focused on student's career interest, approved by department chair. Examples of possible interdisciplinary emphases might involve courses related to Archeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Religion, Technical Missions, or other fields.