2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Geology, B.S.

Introductory

Take one introductory (1000-level) Geology course, of student choice:

GEOL 1XXX 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Required Courses

Complete the following courses:

GEOL 2000 - Plate Tect/Earth Hist (w lab) 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 3000 - Sedimentary Geology (w lab) 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 4000 - Mineralogy & Petrology w lab 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 4200 - Structural Geology (w lab) 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Electives

Complete three (3) of the following courses:

GEOL 2100 - Hydrology and Chemistry of Natural Waters with Laboratory 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 2200 - Process Geomorphology (w lab) 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 3100 - Solid Earth Geophysics w lab 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 3200 - Subsurface Map/Res Eval w lab 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 3300 - Applied Geophysics (w lab) 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Field Geology I

Complete one (1) of the following Field Geology courses:

GEOL 3510 - Yellowstone Field Study 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 3520 - Earthquakes & Volcanoes Pacific NorthýWest 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
GEOL 3530 - Folded Rocks-Crossing the Appalachia 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Field Geology II

Complete GEOL-4500.

GEOL 4500 - Field Geology II 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Comps/Research

Complete the comprehensive exam and senior research project:

Comprehensive exam
Research project