College of Arts and Sciences

Departments

Geosciences
Geology
Major in Geology - B.A.

Requirements

Majors complete at least 34-36 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-G110 How the Earth Works (3 cr.) and GEOL-G120 Intro. to Earth Science Lab (1 cr.)
  • GEOl-G185 Global Environmental Change (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 Minerology (4 cr.)
  • GEOL-G222 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.

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