Geology Comprehensive Major, 54-59 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

(depending on area of concentration)

CIP: 400601

Areas of Concentration

General Geology (55-59 hours)

Environmental Geology (54 hours)

General Geology Concentration (55-59)

General Education Courses (42)

Must include the following courses:

MATH 17118	College Algebra	3
CHEM 24112	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 24113	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
	OR
CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
BIOL 04102	General Biology	3
BIOL 04103	General Biology Laboratory	1

Institutional Requirements (6)

Required Collateral Courses (14-17)

MATH 17119	Trigonometry	2
	OR
	any calculus course	2

Chemistry:

One course with laboratory beyond the directed General Education course; choose from:

CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
	OR
CHEM 24116	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 24117	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1

Physics:

PHYS 25110	General Physics I	3
PHYS 25111	General Physics I Laboratory	1
	AND
PHYS 25112	General Physics II	3
PHYS 25113	General Physics II Laboratory	1
	OR
PHYS 25120	Fundamentals of Classical Physics I	4
PHYS 25121	Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory	1
	AND
PHYS 25230	Fundamentals of Classical Physics II	4
PHYS 25231	Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory	1

Required Courses

Required Courses (35)

	Geology Core	17
GEOL 27440	Stratigraphy	4
	OR
GEOL 27530	Sedimentology	4
GEOL 27450	Structural Geology	4
GEOL 27540	Paleontology	4
	Geology Summer Field Camp (approved through institution)	6

Required Geology Electives (6-8)

Choose one course from each group.

Group I

GEOL 27423	Economic Geology	4
GEOL 27424	Geochemistry	3
GEOL 27510	Geomorphology	3
GEOL 27555	X-Ray Analysis	3
GEOL 27560	Optical Mineralogy	3

Group II

GEOG 32361	Climatology	3
GEOG 32363	Remote Sensing	3
GEOL 27335	Physical Oceanography	3
GEOL 27340	Introduction to Hydrogeology	3
GEOL 27360	Environmental Geology	4
GEOL 27515	Environmental Regulations	2

Free Electives (16-21)

Environmental Geology Concentration (54)

General Education Courses (42)

Must include the following courses:

CHEM 24112	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 24113	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
	OR
CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1

Institutional Requirements (6)

Required Collateral Courses (12)

(choose a combination to total 12 hours)

AGRI 03234	Fundamentals of Soil Science	4
BIOL 04420	Environmental Issues	4
CHEM 24242	Organic Chemistry	3
	AND
CHEM 24243	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
GEOG 32201	Maps & Map Interpretation	3
GEOG 32207	GPS Fundamentals	3
GEOG 32221	Economic Geography	3
GEOG 32361	Climatology	3
GEOG 32362	Cartography	3
GEOG 32363	Remote Sensing	3
GEOG 32365	Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOG 32501	Conservation of Natural Resources	3
GEOG 32522	Urban Geography	3
GEOG 32562	Digital Cartography and GeoVisualization	3
GEOG 32563	Digital Image Processing	3
GEOG 32565	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOL 27515	Environmental Regulations	2
MATH 17114	General Statistics	3

Required Courses (27)

	Geology Core	17
GEOL 27340	Introduction to Hydrogeology	3
GEOL 27360	Environmental Geology	4
GEOL 27455	Geologic Field Methods	3
	OR
	Field Camp in Geology, Hydrogeology, or Environmental Geology	3

Required Geology Electives (15)

Choose 15 hours from the following courses:

GEOL 27326	Geology of National Parks	3
GEOL 27335	Physical Oceanography	3
GEOL 27423	Economic Geology	4
GEOL 27424	Geochemistry	3
GEOL 27440	Stratigraphy	4
GEOL 27450	Structural Geology	4
GEOL 27510	Geomorphology	3
GEOL 27530	Sedimentology	4
GEOL 27540	Paleontology	4
GEOL 27555	X-Ray Analysis	3
GEOL 27560	Optical Mineralogy	3

Free Electives (22)