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Geology, B.S. Major, Geology Track

Requirements for Geology Track

The major consists of a minimum of 11 major courses and 5 collateral courses:

One course in Physical Geology:

GEOL 100From Fire to Ice: An Introduction to Geology
GEOL 110Environmental Geology
GEOL 120Geological Disasters: Agents of Chaos
GEOL 150Geologic Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands
GEOL 160Geology from A (Arches) to Z (Zion): The Geology of National Parks in the Western United States
GEOL 170Geological and Paleobiological Evolution of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

One course in Earth History:

GEOL 115Earth:Evolution of a Habitable Planet
GEOL 130Dinosaurs, Darwin, and Deep Time
GEOL 160Geology from A (Arches) to Z (Zion): The Geology of National Parks in the Western United States

Additional required courses:

GEOL 200Earth and Planetary Materials
 
GEOL 205Oceanography
Or
GEOL 315Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography
 
GEOL 215Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEOL 300Earth Surface Processes
GEOL 307Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
GEOL 317Structure and Tectonics of the Earth
Three department approved technical electives-with at least one 200-level or above geology course
 
MATH 125Modeling and Differential Calculus
And
MATH 186Applied Statistics
Or
MATH 161Calculus I
And
MATH 162Calculus II
Or
MATH 161Calculus I
And
MATH 186Applied Statistics
 
CHEM 121General Chemistry I
 
CHEM 122General Chemistry II
Or
GEOL 321Geochemistry
 
PHYS 111General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Or
PHYS 131Physics I: Mechanics
Or
PHYS 151Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Department approved technical electives: With at least one 200-level or above geology course.

The Common Course of Study is required.