College of Arts and Sciences
Departments
Geosciences
Geology
Major in Geology - B.A.
Requirements
Majors complete at least 33-36 credit hours in geology, 11-12 credit hours in the allied disciplines and a minimum of 36 credit hours in courses at the 300-400 level.1. Any one of the following 100-level courses AND laboratory:
- GEOL-G101 Introduction to Earth Science (3 cr.) AND GEOL-G102 Intro. to Earth Science Lab (1 cr.)
- GEOL-G107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.) AND GEOL-G102 Intro to Earth Science Lab (1 cr.)
2. All of the following:
- GEOL-G209 History of the Earth (4 cr.)
- GEOL-G221 or GEOL-G311 Mineralogy (4 cr.)
- GEOL-G222 or GEOL-G322 Petrology (4 cr.)
- GEOL-G317 Field and Laboratory Techniques (4 cr.)
- GEOL-G323 Structural Geology (4 cr.)
- GEOL-G334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4 cr.)
3. Any two 400-level lecture-based geology courses.
(The following GEOL (geology) courses fulfill the College of Arts & Sciences capstone requirement for the B.A. in Geology: GEOL-G406, GEOL-G413, GEOL-G415, GEOL-G435, GEOL-G451, GEOL-G476, GEOL-G490)
4. Allied Courses (11-12 cr.):
- One college level chemistry course
- MATH-M125 and MATH-M126 (6 cr.) or MATH-M 127 (5 cr.)
- Geography GEOG-G 338 (3 cr.)
5. Students must also complete the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences. Including a minimum of 36 credit hours in courses at the 300-400 (junior-senior) level.