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

• See Education website

NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.