Geology Major, B.A./B.S.

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Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Geology, Physics, and Environmental Science

44 hours

Required Geology Courses (35 hours)

A grade of a C or better is required of all core geology courses:

GEOL 161 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 4 or
GEOL 151 - Geology of America’s National Parks Credits: 4
GEOL 162 - Historical Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 261 - Intermediate Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 301 - Mineralogy Credits: 4
GEOL 302 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Credits: 4
GEOL 315 - Paleontology Credits: 4
GEOL 316 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credits: 4
GEOL 345 - Structural Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 481 - Advanced Environmental Geology Credits: 4

Geology Electives (9 hours)

Select nine additional credit hours of 300- or 400-level geology courses to reach the required total of 44 credit hours in the major. A six- to eight-credit-hour summer field geology course completed at another school can be used to satisfy part of this requirement.

A maximum of four credit hours of GEOL 390 can be counted toward completion of the geology electives.

Supporting requirements for Geology major (23-25 hours)

PHYS 175 - General Physics I Credits: 4 and
PHYS 175L - General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 0
or
PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I Credits: 5 and
PHYS 205L - Intermediate Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 0
PHYS 176 - General Physics II Credits: 4 and
PHYS 176L - General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 0
or
PHYS 206 - Intermediate Physics II Credits: 5 and
PHYS 206L - Intermediate Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 0
CHEM 261 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 262 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
MATH 230 - Calculus I Credits: 4

Additional Science Course (3 hours)

Three additional credit hours in science or math must be selected from an approved list, in consultation with an advisor, to reach the required total of 23-25 credit hours in supporting requirements for the geology major.