Departments & Programs
Department of Earth Sciences
Minors
(Granted by Indiana University)
Minor in Geology
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 approval.
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.
Minor in Geochemistry
The undergraduate minor in geochemistry requires 15 credit hours, with an overall grade point average of 2.00 (C) and with no grade less than a C-, distributed as follows:
Students must complete five courses that total 15 credit hours, of which at least three courses (9 credit hours) are geology courses chosen from the following: GEOL-G406, GEOL-G482, GEOL-G483, GEOL-G486, GEOL-G488, CHEM-C310/CHEM-C311, CHEM-C341, CHEM-C360, CHEM-C361, CHEM-C410/CHEM-C411, BIOL-K411.