Geological Sciences Undergraduate Curricular Requirements
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Geological Sciences (B.S.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr) |
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Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr) |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Physical Geology (4 cr) |
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Historical Geology (4 cr) |
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Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy (4 cr) |
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Field Geology I (3 cr) |
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Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4 cr) |
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Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4 cr) |
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Structural Geology (4 cr) |
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Principles of Geophysics (3 cr) |
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Principles of Geochemistry (3 cr) |
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Field Geology II (3 cr) |
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General Physics I-II; or |
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Engineering Physics I-II (8 cr) |
And the completion of one of the following options and electives approved by the advisor to total 128 credits for the degree.
A. General Geology Option
Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Geomorphology (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus or |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II, |
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Linear Algebra, or |
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Statistical Methods (3-4 cr) |
Advisor-approved electives in geology (9 cr)
B. Hydrogeology Option
Ground Water Hydrology or |
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Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
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Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Statistical Methods or |
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Probability and Statistics (3 cr) |
Hydrology electives chosen from the following (6 cr):
Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
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Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Resource Evaluation (3 cr) |
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Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
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Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Modeling Hydrogeologic Systems (3 cr) |
Hydrogeology electives chosen from the following if not used above (3 cr):
BAE 351 |
Hydrology or |
Environmental Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Engineering Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Engineering Statics and Engr 335 Engr Fluid Mechanics (6 cr) |
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Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
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Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Resource Evaluation (3 cr) |
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Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
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Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Modeling Hydrogeologic Systems (3 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem and Lab (4 cr) |
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Soil and Environmental Physics (3 cr) |
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Geostatistics (3 cr) |
C. Resource Exploration Option
Foundations of Economic Analysis (4 cr) |
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Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Basin Analysis (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus or |
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Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr) |
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Statistical Methods or |
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Probability and Statistics (3 cr) |
Advisor approved electives in geology (6 cr)
D. Environmental Geology Option
Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology or |
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Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
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Geomorphology (3 cr) |
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Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards or |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus or |
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Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II, or |
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Linear Algebra, or |
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Statistical Methods (3-4 cr) |
Environmental geology electives chosen from the following (9 cr):
BAE 351 |
Hydrology (3 cr) |
Bioremediation (3 cr) |
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Environmental Water Quality (3 cr) |
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Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr) |
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Carbon Compounds and Lab or |
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Organic Chem I and Lab (4 cr) |
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Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Climatology (3 cr) |
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Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
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General Microbiology and Lab (5 cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem and Lab (4 cr) |
E. Geological Education Option
Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr) |
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Physical Geography (4 cr) |
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Climatology (3 cr) |
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Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Geomorphology (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus or |
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Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II, or |
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Linear Algebra, or |
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Statistical Methods (3-4 cr) |
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General Astronomy and Lab (4 cr) |
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General Botany (4 cr) |
F. Structural Geology and Tectonics Option
Geomorphology (3 cr) |
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Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards (3 cr) |
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Geologic Development of North America (3 cr) |
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Tectonics (3 cr) |
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Senior Thesis (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II or |
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Linear Algebra (3-4 cr) |