Geology (B.S.)

Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours33
Geology Major Requirements (67-75 credit hours)
Required GES courses (40-41 credit hours)
At least 7 credit hours from the following:7-8
FIRST YEAR GEOLOGY EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4)
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH TIME (4)
All of the following courses (33 credit hours)
GES 303MINERALOGY4
GES 306SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY4
GES 307GEOMORPHOLOGY3
GES 323THIRD- YEAR RESEARCH AND FIELD METHODS EXPERIENCE3
GES 401IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY4
GES 408STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY4
GES 418STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY FIELD EXPERIENCE3
GES 428GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS3
GES 452HYDROGEOLOGY3
GES 472GEOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR3
Required Cognate Courses (27-34 credit hours)27-34
Chemistry (8 credit hours)
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I
and LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I (4)
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II
and LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II (4)
Physics (8-10 credit hours)
GENERAL PHYSICS I (4)
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II (4)
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II
Mathematics (5-10 credit hours)
Choose one of the following combinations:
Combination 1:
FUNCTIONS AND MODELING II
and APPLIED CALCULUS I (7)
OR
CALCULUS I
and USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE CALCULUS I (5)
Combination 2:
FUNCTIONS AND MODELING II
and INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (6)
Combination 3:
APPLIED CALCULUS I
and APPLIED CALCULUS II (8)
Combination 4:
CALCULUS I
and USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE CALCULUS I (5)
AND
CALCULUS II
and USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE CALCULUS II (5)
GIS Course (6 credit hours)
MAPS AND MAPMAKING USING GIS
FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS
All College Electives13-22
Total Credit Hours120

Students will:

  1. demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts and principles of Geology
  2. be able to work as part of a team and to communicate results
  3. demonstrate critical thinking skills in Geology
  4. be skilled in scientific writing, and use of geology literature
  5. be able to collect, analyze and interpret field and laboratory data
  6. be proficient in geology-used computer hardware and software