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Geology Comprehensive Major, 54-60 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 400601

Areas of Concentration

General Geology

Environmental Geology

General Geology Concentration (54-60 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
 
CHEM 24112General Chemistry *

3
CHEM 24113General Chemistry Laboratory *

1
OR
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
 
BIOL 04102General Biology *

3
BIOL 04103General Biology Laboratory *

1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses

Required Courses (35 hours)

Geology Core

17
GEOL 27440Stratigraphy

4
OR
GEOL 27530Sedimentology

4
 
GEOL 27450Structural Geology

4
GEOL 27540Paleontology

4
Geology Summer Field Camp (approved through institution)

6

Required Geology Electives (5-8 hours)

Choose one course from each group.

Group I
GEOL 27423Economic Geology

4
GEOL 27424Geochemistry

3
GEOL 27510Geomorphology

3
GEOL 27555X-Ray Analysis

3
GEOL 27560Optical Mineralogy

3
Group II
GEOG 32361Climatology

3
GEOG 32463Remote Sensing

3
GEOL 27335Physical Oceanography

3
GEOL 27340Introduction to Hydrogeology

3
GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4
GEOL 27515Environmental Regulations

2

Required Collateral Courses (14-17 hours)

MATH 17119Trigonometry

2
OR
any calculus course

2

Chemistry:

One course with laboratory beyond the directed Northwest Core course; choose from:

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
OR
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1

Physics:

PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1
AND
PHYS 25112General Physics II

3
PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1
 
OR
 
PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4
PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1
AND
PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4
PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Environmental Geology Concentration (54)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
CHEM 24112General Chemistry *

3
CHEM 24113General Chemistry Laboratory *

1
OR
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (27)

Geology Core

17
GEOL 27340Introduction to Hydrogeology

3
GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4
 
GEOL 27455Geologic Field Methods

3
OR
Field Camp in Geology, Hydrogeology, or Environmental Geology

3

Required Collateral Courses (12)

(choose a combination to total 12 hours)

AGRI 03234Fundamentals of Soil Science

4
BIOL 04420Environmental Issues

4
 
CHEM 24242Organic Chemistry

3
AND
CHEM 24243Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1
 
GEOG 32201Maps and Spatial Reasoning

3
GEOG 32221Economic Globalization

3
GEOG 32361Climatology

3
GEOG 32362Introduction to Cartography

3
GEOG 32365Geographic Information Systems

3
GEOG 32462Advanced Cartography and Geovisualization

3
GEOG 32463Remote Sensing

3
GEOG 32401Conservation of Natural Resources

3
GEOG 32522Cities and Urban Design

3
GEOG 32565Advanced Geographic Information Systems

3
GEOL 27515Environmental Regulations

2
MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

Required Geology Electives (15)

Choose 15 hours from the following courses:

GEOL 27326Geology of the Natural Parks

3
GEOL 27335Physical Oceanography

3
GEOL 27423Economic Geology

4
GEOL 27424Geochemistry

3
GEOL 27440Stratigraphy

4
GEOL 27450Structural Geology

4
GEOL 27510Geomorphology

3
GEOL 27530Sedimentology

4
GEOL 27540Paleontology

4
GEOL 27555X-Ray Analysis

3
GEOL 27560Optical Mineralogy

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours