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.