Geology Major - Geology Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN GEOLOGY - GEOLOGY OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Specific Departmental Requirements:

GEOL 105 - Earth and the Environment Credits: 4
OR
GEOL 107 - Earth Systems Science Credits: 4
OR
GEOL 113 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 114 - Historical Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 202 - Geologic Field Methods I Credits: 2
GEOL 207 - Mineralogy Credits: 4
GEOL 208 - Optical Mineralogy Credits: 4
GEOL 210 - Petrology Credits: 4
GEOG 250 - Intro Computer Mapping & GIS Credits: 4
GEOL 323 - Geomorphology Credits: 4
GEOL 337 - Structural Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 361 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Credits: 4
GEOL 381 - Research Methods in Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 420 - Introduction to Geochemistry Credits: 3
GEOL 441 - Geologic Field Methods II Credits: 4
GEOL 496 - Senior Seminar I Credits: 1
GEOL 497 - Senior Seminar II Thesis Credits: 2

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 51

Auxiliary Requirements:

CHEM 150 - Fund of Chem I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4
CHEM 151 - Fund of Chem II: Chem Reaction Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
PHYS 201 - Physics - Non Calculus I Credits: 4
OR
PHYS 217 - Physics - Science & Engineering I Credits: 5

One of the following:

BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 20-21

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.