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Major Areas of Study: GEOLOGY
Course Offerings and Major/Minor Requirements
Course Offerings
By number with credit-hours in parenthesis.
For more information on a specific course, visit the department web site.
- 101. Introduction to Geology (4)
- 102. Selected Topics in the Geosciences (4)
- 104. Earth History (4)
- 110. Environmental Geology (4)
- 200. Oceanography (4)
- 220. Landform Evolution (4)
- 301. Mineralogy (4)
- 302. Petrology (4)
- 311. Paleontology (3)
- 313. Structural Geology (3)
- 322. Sedimentology and Physical Stratigraphy (3)
- 345. Directed Studies (1-4)
495, 496. Geological Research (2, 3)
Major Requirements (30 credit hours)
- Geology 101 or 110, 104, 301, 302, 311, 313, 322, 495, 496
- One course in field geology at a field camp approved by the department
- Chemistry 111, 112
- Recommended for graduate school: Calculus and two courses in each of Physics, Biology, foreign language
Minor Requirements (15 hours)
- At least three hours at the 300-400 level.
Earth Science Major (9 courses)
- Geology 101 or 110, 102, 104, 200, 301, 302, 311
- Geography 321
- Physics 150
- Geology 345 or Geography 111
Earth Science Minor (15 hours)
- At least 3 hours at the 300-400 level
Teacher Licensure Requirements:
Earth Science or Integrated Science
NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.
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