Departments & Programs

Department of Earth Sciences
Minor in Geology

(Granted by Indiana University)

The undergraduate minor in geology requires 18 credit hours, with an overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) and with no grade less than a C-, distributed as follows:

  • Students must complete the following four courses that total 12 credit hours: GEOL-G110 (3 cr.), GEOL-G120 (1 cr.), GEOL-G335 (4 cr.), and GEOL-G221 (4 cr.) or GEOL-G306 (4 cr.).
  • Students must complete an additional 6 credit hours minimum, including two of the following courses: GEOL-G222 (4 cr.), GEOL-G304 (3 cr.), GEOL-G334 (4 cr.), GEOL-G406 (3 cr.), GEOL-G415 (3 cr.), GEOL-G430 (4 cr.), GEOL-G451 (3 cr.) or another 400-level geology course with departmental aproval.

At least 9 credit hours of the minor must be taken at IUPUI. In addition, recommended courses include one year of college chemistry and at least one course in college algebra.