Bachelor of Science in Geology

Advisors: Cooper, Owen

The Bachelor of Science in Geology will be awarded upon completion of the follwoing requirements:

• A. General Requirements: See core curriculum.
• B. Other Science and Mathematics:

  PHYS 1401, 1402 or 2413, 2414

  CHEM 1411, 1412

  MATH 2312, 2413 or 2376, 2414, or 2377

• Geology Requirements:

  Semester hour total = 45-46 hours.

  Note: A grade of C or better is necessary in a required geology course.

  GEOL 1403, 1404

  GEOL 2471

  GEOL 3450, 3460, 3600

  GEOL 4410, 4420

  GEOL 4330, 4361, or 4371 with lab (4101)

• D. Electives - 13 semester hours
• E. Minimum Total: 120 semester hours

Suggested Program of Study

First Year :

    GEOL 1403, 1404 ................8  = Physical, Historical Geology
    CHEM 1411, 1412 ................8  = General Chemistry
    MATH 2312 ......................3  = Pre-calculus
    MATH 2413 or 2376 ............3-4  = Calculus I
    Eng Comp .......................6
    PHIL 1370 ......................3
    PEGA ...........................1
                                32-33

Second Year :

    GEOL 2471 ......................4  = Mineralogy
    GEOL 2377 ......................3  = Physical Geog. & Geomorphology
    GEOL 4101 ......................1  = Geomorphology Lab
    MATH 2414 or 2377* ...........3-4  = Calculus II
    PHYS 1401, 1402 or 2425, 2426* .8
    Eng Lit ........................3
    COMM 1315 ......................3
    HIST 1301, 1302 ................6
                                31-32

    * Those planning on graduate study in geology and geophysics 
      should take MATH 2413, 2414 and PHYS 2425, 2426

Third Year :

    MATH 3370 or PSYC 3410 .......3-4
    GEOL 3420 ......................4  = Structural Geology
    GEOL 3450 ......................4  = Petrology
    GEOL 4410 ......................4  = Stratigraphy & Sedimentology
    POLS 2301, 2302 ................6
    ANTH 2346 ......................3
    Advanced Electives ** ..........4
                                28-29

    ** Electives must be at the 3000 or 4000 level

Third or Fourth Summer :

    GEOL 3600 ......................6  = Field Camp

Fourth Year :

    GEOL 4450 ......................4  = Geoscience Seminar
    GEOL 4330, 4361, or 4371*** ..3-4  = Geophys., Geochem., Econ. Resources
    GEOL 4420 ......................4
    Fine Arts ......................3
    Advanced Electives .............9
                                23-24

    *** For Geology and Earth Science majors a lab 
        (GEOL 4101) is required for GEOL 4371.

Minimum Total: 120 semester hours.