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)

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

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• GEOL 492 Senior Seminar (1)

Geology Electives

Complete 9 additional credit hours from the following with at least 6 credit hours at the 250-level or above with a maximum of 3 credit hours from ASTR 260 , ASTR 260L , ASTR 460L , PHYS 260 , PHYS 260L , PHYS 460L , GEOL 260 , GEOL 260L , and GEOL 460L :

• ASTR 260 NASA Space Mission Design (2)
• ASTR 260L NASA Space Mission Design Lab (1)
• ASTR 460L NASA Space Mission Design Leadership Lab (1)
• GEOL 206 Planetary Geology (3)
• GEOL 213 Natural Hazards (3)
• GEOL 235 Geology and Civilization (3)
• GEOL 239 Introduction to Seafloor Mapping (2)
• GEOL 240 Special Topics in Geology (1-4)
• GEOL 250 Introduction to Geochemistry (4)
• GEOL 253 Earth Systems Science (4)
• GEOL 257 Marine Geology (4)
• GEOL 260 NASA Space Mission Design (2)
• GEOL 260L NASA Space Mission Design Lab (1)
• GEOL 460L NASA Space Mission Design Leadership Lab (1)
• GEOL 275 Geomorphology (4)
• GEOL 288 Global Change: A Geological Perspective (3)
• GEOL 303 Independent Study in Geology (1-3)
• GEOL 312 Environmental Field Methods (3)
• GEOL 313 Critical Zone Science (3)
• GEOL 314 Introduction to Remote Sensing (4)
• GEOL 320 Earth Resources (3)
• GEOL 339 Seafloor Research (3)
• GEOL 357 Oceanographic Research-the Transect Program (4)
• GEOL 360 Field Studies (4)
• GEOL 362 Field Studies in Environmental Geosciences (4)
• GEOL 364 Field Studies: Environmental Geology and Water Resources in the Developing World (4)
• GEOL 365 Field Studies: Geology and Environmental Geosciences in Africa (4)
• GEOL 366 Field Studies: Geology and Paleontology (4)
• GEOL 385 Internship (1-4)
• GEOL 395 Special Topics (1-4)
• GEOL 399 Tutorial (1-3)
• GEOL 402 Geospatial Science (4)
• GEOL 411 Tectonics (3)
• GEOL 412 Crustal Geophysics (3)
• GEOL 416 Paleoecology (4)
• GEOL 430 Sedimentary Petrology (4)
• GEOL 434 Geology of the Carolinas (3)
• GEOL 438 Hydrogeology (4)
• GEOL 440 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (4)
• GEOL 441 Pollution in the Environment (4)
• GEOL 442 Geological Application of Remote Sensing (4)
• GEOL 444 Quantitative Hydrogeology (3)
• GEOL 449 Geographical Information Systems (4)
• GEOL 469 Advanced GIS - Environmental and Hazards Modeling (4)
• GEOL 491 Senior Thesis (3)
• GEOL 492 Senior Seminar (1)
• GEOL 495 Special Topics (1-4)
• GEOL 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• GEOL 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• PHYS 260 NASA Space Mission Design (2)
• PHYS 260L NASA Space Mission Design Lab (1)
• PHYS 460L NASA Space Mission Design Leadership Lab (1)

Chemistry Requirement

• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 111L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 112L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• GEOL 250 Introduction to Geochemistry (4)

Complete a sequence of 8 credit hours in either Physics or Biology:

• PHYS 101 Introductory Physics I (3)
• PHYS 101L Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

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• PHYS 102 Introductory Physics II (3)
• PHYS 102L Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

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• PHYS 111 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 111L General Physics I Lab (1)

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• PHYS 112 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 112L General Physics II Lab (1)

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• BIOL 101 Concepts and Applications in Biology I (3)
• BIOL 102 Concepts and Applications in Biology II (3)
• BIOL 101L Concepts and Applications in Biology I Lab (1)

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• BIOL 102L Concepts and Applications in Biology II Lab (1)

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• BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)

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• BIOL 112 Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms (3)
• BIOL 112L Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms Lab (1)

Math Requirement

• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

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• MATH 220 Calculus II (4)

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• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Notes:

• Students are not permitted to double major in Environmental Geosciences and Geology.
• 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 , HONS 115 , HONS 151 , HONS 151L , HONS 152 , HONS 152L , HONS 157 , HONS 157L , HONS 158 , HONS 158L , HONS 190 , HONS 190L  ,HONS 217 ​​​​​​, MATH 120 , MATH 220 , MATH 250 , PHYS 101 , PHYS 101L , PHYS 102 , PHYS 102L , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 112 , PHYS 112L