Geology, B.A.

Complete 7 credit hours

at least 4 of these credit hours must be at the 250-level or above with a maximum of 3 credit hours from GEOL 260  and GEOL 260L  or GEOL 460L :

• GEOL 206 Planetary Geology (3)
• GEOL 213 Natural Hazards (3)
• GEOL 235 Geology and Civilization (3)
• GEOL 240 Special Topics in Geology (1-4)
• GEOL 257 Marine Geology (4)
• GEOL 260 NASA Space Mission Design (2)

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• GEOL 260L NASA Space Mission Design Lab (1)

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• GEOL 460L NASA Space Mission Design Leadership Lab (1)

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• GEOL 275 Geomorphology (4)
• GEOL 303 Independent Study in Geology (1-3)
• GEOL 312 Environmental Field Methods (3)
• GEOL 314 Introduction to Remote Sensing (4)
• GEOL 320 Earth Resources (3)
• GEOL 357 Oceanographic Research-the Transect Program (4)
• GEOL 360 Field Studies (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 444 Quantitative Hydrogeology (3)
• GEOL 449 Geographical Information Systems (4)

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 (4)

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• BIOL 102 Concepts and Applications in Biology II (4)

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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 111 Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)

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• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

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• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Environmental Geosciences Emphasis (12 credit hours)