Bachelor of Arts in Geology and Earth Science Curriculum

I. Required Courses

This program represents a minimum proficiency. Students are strongly advised to elect additional courses in geology

A. Each of the following: Hours
GEOL 1000-level
intro lab course(s)		 4-8
GEOL 2000
Geochemical Cycles & Earth System		 4
GEOL 2100
Stratig/Sedimentation		 4
GEOL 2080 or GEOL 3080
General Field Geology		 4
GEOL 4820
Capstone		 3
LIFE 1010
General Biology		 4
CHEM 1020
General Chemistry I		 4
PHYS 1110
General Physics I		 4
MATH 1405 or MATH 1450
Trigonometry or Algebra/Trig		 3 or 5
B. Six courses from the following: Hours
ATSC 2000
Meteorology
or
GEOG 3450
Weather & Climate		 4 or 3
ECON 2400
Economics of the Environment		 3
GEOG 3010
Landforms and Soils		 3
GEOL 2005
Intro to Geophysics		 4

GEOL 2050
Principles of Paleontology

 3

GEOL 2070
Intro to Oceanography

 4
GEOL 3600
Earth & Mineral Resources		 4
GEOL 3650
Energy: A Geological Perspective		 4
GEOL 3400
Geologic Hazards		 4
GEOL 3500
Global Change		 4
GEOL 4444
Geohydrology		 4
GEOL 4490
Geochemistry		 3
GEOL 4610
Structural Geology/Tectonics		 4
GEOL 4835
Applied/Exploration Geophysics		 3
POLS 4051
Environmental Politics and Admin		 3
SOIL 4120
Genesis, Morphology, Classification of Soils		 4
ECON 4400
Environmental Economics
or
ECON 4410
Natural Resource Economics		 3
C. Additional 12 hours of electives with adviser consultation, at least 6 hours of which must be taken outside of the Department of Geology and Geophysics.