2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

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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.