Program: Geology, Paleontology Concentration, B.S. - College of Charleston

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 71+

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.

Geology, B.S. Shared Core Requirements

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 155 /HONS 155L in lieu of GEOL 103 /GEOL 103L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 156 /HONS 156L in lieu of GEOL 105 /GEOL 105L .

Field Studies Requirement

Complete one of the following field studies courses:

Note:

*Paleontology Concentration students must complete GEOL 366 to satisfy the concentration’s field studies requirement.

Geology Electives

Complete 9 additional credit hours of GEOL 200-level or above coursework 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.

Chemistry Requirement

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 190 /HONS 190L in lieu of CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L and CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L .

Biology or Physics Sequence Requirement (8 credit hours)

Complete one of the following options:

Paleontology students must complete a biology option to satisfy the concentration’s introductory biology requirement.

Biology Option 1

Biology Option 2

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 151 /HONS 151L in lieu of BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 152 /HONS 152L in lieu of BIOL 112 /BIOL 112L .

Physics Option 1

Physics Option 2

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 157 /HONS 157L in lieu of PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 158 /HONS 158L in lieu of PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .

Math Requirement

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 115 in lieu of MATH 120 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 215 in lieu of MATH 220 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217 in lieu of MATH 250 .

Paleontology Concentration

Concentration Required Courses

Concentration Internship Requirement

Complete 1 credit hour of GEOL 385 Internship on a museology project arranged with CofC faculty and involving the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History. Prior written approval must be obtained from the coordinator of the Paleontology concentration.

Concentration Field Studies Requirement

Students pursuing a B.S. in Geology are required to complete GEOL 366 Field Studies: Geology and Paleontology (4) .

Introductory Biology Requirement

Complete one of the following options:

Option 1

Option 2

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 151 /HONS 151L in lieu of BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 152L /HONS 152 in lieu of BIOL 112 /BIOL 112L .

Paleontology Concentration Elective Courses

Complete a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following electives:

Note:

*Must be paleontology related and conducted under the mentorship of a geosciences faculty member from CofC. Prior written approval must be obtained from the coordinator of the Paleontology concentration.

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