B.S. Degree in Geosciences - Emphasis in Geology (120 Credits)

Requirements

GEOS 115 Physical Geology (4)

GEOS 116 Historical Geology (3)

GEOS 301 Archaeological Prospection (3)

GEOS 302 Mineralogy (3)

GEOS 303 Petrology (3)

GEOS 315 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3)

GEOS 340 Economic and Environmental Geology (3)

GEOS 370 Structural Geology and Mapping (3)

GEOS 415 Reading Geochemical Fingerprints (3)

GEOS 416 Paleontology (3)

GEOS 450 Field Geology (3)

GEOS 480 Senior Seminar (1)

Restricted Electives

Students must complete at least six credits selected from the listed courses.

GEOS 117 Water, Land, and People (3)

GEOS 117L Water, Land and People Lab (1)

GEOS 305 Oceanography (3)

GEOS 320 Economic Geography (3)

GEOS 330 Elementary Meteorology (3)

GEOS 350 Geoarchaeology (3)

GEOS 360 Planetary Science (3)

GEOS 390 Topics in Geosciences (1-3)

GEOS 397 Research in Geosciences (1-3)

GEOS 405 Geographic Information Systems (3)

GEOS 417 Taphonomy and Paleoecology (3)

Related Requirements

BIOL 115 Organismal Biology (4) or

BIOL 305 General Botany (4)

CHEM 150 General Chemistry I (3) and

CHEM 150L General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)

MATH 234 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)

MATH 261 Calculus I (4)

PHYS 160 College Physics I (3) and

PHYS 160L College Physics I Lab (1) or

PHYS 200 General Physics I (3) and

PHYS 200L General Physics I Lab (1)

Recommended

BIOL 345 Principles of Ecology (4)

CHEM 210 General Chemistry II (3)

CHEM 210L General Chemistry II Lab (1)

MATH 262 Calculus II (4)

PHYS 201 General Physics II (4)