2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Earth Sciences with a Specialization in Geology, B.S.

Requirements

Required Courses

GSCI 121The Dynamic Earth

3

or

GSCI 131Environmental Geoscience

3

 

GSCI 125The Dynamic Earth Laboratory

1

or

GSCI 135Environmental Geoscience Laboratory

1

 

GSCI 141Earth and Life History

3

GSCI 145Earth and Life History Laboratory

1

GSCI 221Mineralogy

4

GSCI 223Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

4

GSCI 290Field Methods in Geology

2

GSCI 321Structural Geology

4

GSCI 322Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

4

GSCI 360Research Methods in the Geological Sciences

1

GSCI 424Geomorphology

4

In addition, 2 to 4 credits from ESCI 460 or 4 credits from an external geology field camp approved by the Department Chair are required.

The remaining 1 to 3 credits will be selected from:

AST 378Comparative Planetology

3

GSCI 431Introduction to Hydrogeology

4

GSCI 450Environmental and Engineering Geology

3

AST 478Planetary Image Analysis

3

GSCI 480Internship in Geological Sciences

1 TO 3

GSCI 490Topics in Geological Sciences

3 TO 4

or

other electives as selected in consultation with the student's advisor

In addition, the following are required:

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3

CHEM 162General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 260Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 201Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1

MATH 152Calculus I

4

MATH 221Calculus II

4

PHYS 125University Physics I

4

PHYS 126University Physics II

4

Total Credit Hours: 36

A minor is not required.