Required Courses
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I 5 cr CHEM 122 General Chemistry II 4 cr MATH 117 Algebra and Trigonometry 5 cr MATH 121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 cr MATH 222 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 cr PHYS 211* General Physics I 3 cr AND PHYS 212* General Physics II 3 cr OR PHYS 221-222* Engineering Physics 8 cr GEOL 109 Physical Geology 3 cr GEOL 110 Physical Geology Laboratory 1 cr GEOL 112 Historical Geology 2 cr GEOL 113 Historical Geology Laboratory 1 cr GEOL 211 Mineralogy 3 cr GEOL 311 Optical Mineralogy Laboratory 1 cr GEOL 312 Lithology 2 cr GEOL 352 Sedimentation-Stratigraphy 4 cr GEOL g402 Geomorphology 3 cr GEOL g411 Petrology 4 cr GEOL g420 Principles of Geochemistry 3 cr GEOL 421 Structural Geology 4 cr GEOL g430 Principles of Hydrogeology 3 cr GEOL g431 Invertebrate Paleontology 4 cr GEOL 450** Field Geology 6 crTOTAL: 44 required geology credits plus at least 4 other optional geology credits to equal at least 48 geology credits.
Note: Student who are considering a geology major should take GEOL 109 and GEOL 110 rather than GEOL 106 or GEOL 107. Students who have taken GEOL 106 and GEOL 107 and have decided to major in Geology must take GEOL 110, which is the prerequisite for many other courses in the Geology major. Only in these cases will credit for GEOL 106 be substituted for GEOL 109 for a B.S. major.
*Optional (May choose these as companions to * courses)
PHYS 213-214 General Physics Laboratory 2 cr PHYS 223-224 Engineering Physics Laboratory 2 cr**GEOL 450 is a 5-week summer field course, usually taken between the junior and senior year.