Geology, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 65+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses:

• GEOL 103 Environmental Geology (3)
• GEOL 103L Environmental Geology Laboratory (1)
• GEOL 105 Earth History (3)
• GEOL 105L Earth History Laboratory (1)
• GEOL 256 Mineralogy and Petrology (4)
• GEOL 272 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4)
• GEOL 291 Water Resources (4)
• GEOL 333 Paleobiology (4)
• GEOL 352 Structural Geology (4)

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• GEOL 360 Field Studies (4)

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• GEOL 364 Field Studies: Environmental Geology and Water Resources in the Developing World (4)

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• GEOL 365 Field Studies: Geology and Environmental Geosciences in Africa (4)

• OR

• GEOL 366 Field Studies: Geology and Paleontology (4)

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• GEOL 492 Senior Seminar (1)

Notes:

• No more than 9 credit hours from GEOL 240  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 4 credit hours from GEOL 385  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from GEOL 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: BIOL 101 , BIOL 101L , BIOL 102 , BIOL 102L , BIOL 111 , BIOL 111L , BIOL 112 , BIOL 112L , CHEM 111 , CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 , CHEM 112L , MATH 120 , MATH 220 , MATH 250 , PHYS 101 , PHYS 101L , PHYS 102 , PHYS 102L , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 112 , PHYS 112L