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Geological Sciences (B.S.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:

Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geol 102, Geol 102L

Historical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 249

Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy (4 cr)

Geol 290

Field Geology I (3 cr)

Geol 324

Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4 cr)

Geol 326

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4 cr)

Geol 345

Structural Geology (4 cr)

Geol 422

Principles of Geophysics (3 cr)

Geol 423

Principles of Geochemistry (3 cr)

Geol 490

Field Geology II (3 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Geol 101, Geol 101L

Physical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 111, Geol 111L

Physical Geology for Science Majors and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Phys 111, Phys 111L

General Physics I and Lab (4 cr)

Phys 211, Phys 211L

Engineering Physics I and Lab (4 cr)

And the completion of one of the following options:

A. General Geology Option

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Advisor-approved electives in geology (9 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Math 160

Survey of Calculus (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

One of the following (3-4 cr):

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

B. Hydrogeology Option

Geol 410

Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Hydr 409

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

Stat 301

Probability and Statistics (3 cr)

Hydrology electives chosen from the following (6 cr):

Hydr 409 or Hydr 509

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 412 or Hydr 512

Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 413 or Hydr 513

Ground Water Resource Evaluation (3 cr)

Hydr 414 or Hydr 514

Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr)

Hydr 496

Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr)

Hydr 564

The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr)

Hydr 576

Fundamentals of Modeling Hydrogeologic Systems (3 cr)

Hydrogeology electives chosen from the following if not used above (3 cr):

BAE 450

Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

CE 421

Engineering Hydrology (3 cr)

ChE 470 or ChE 570

Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr)

Engr 210

Engineering Statics and Engr 335 Engr Fluid Mechanics (6 cr)

Hydr 409 or Hydr 509

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 412 or Hydr 512

Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 413 or Hydr 513

Ground Water Resource Evaluation (3 cr)

Hydr 414 or Hydr 514

Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr)

Hydr 496

Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr)

Hydr 564

The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr)

Hydr 576

Fundamentals of Modeling Hydrogeologic Systems (3 cr)

Math 275

Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr)

Math 310

Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr)

Soil 205, 206

The Soil Ecosystem and Lab (4 cr)

Soil 415

Soil and Environmental Physics (3 cr)

Stat 428

Geostatistics (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

C. Resource Exploration Option

Econ 272

Foundations of Economic Analysis (4 cr)

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 407 or Geol 507

Basin Analysis (3 cr)

Advisor approved electives in geology (6 cr)

One of the following (4cr):

Math 160

Survey of Calculus (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

Stat 301

Probability and Statistics (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

D. Environmental Geology Option

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Hydr 409

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Geol 344

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards (3 cr)

Geol 361

Geology and the Environment (3 cr)

One of the following (4cr):

Math 160

Survey of Calculus (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr)

One of the following (3-4cr):

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

Environmental geology electives chosen from the following (9 cr):

BAE 433

Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE 452

Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

Chem 418

Environmental Chemistry (3 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geol 410

Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr)

Geol 464

The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr)

MMBB 250, MMBB 255

General Microbiology and Lab (5 cr)

Soil 205, Soil 206

The Soil Ecosystem and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (4cr):

Chem 275, Chem 276

Carbon Compounds and Lab (4 cr)

Chem 277, Chem 278

Organic Chem I and Lab (4 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

E. Geological Education Option

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

Geog 100, Geog 100L

Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Phys 103, Phys 104

General Astronomy and Lab (4 cr)

PlSc 205

General Botany (4 cr)

One of the following (4cr):

Math 160

Survey of Calculus (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr)

One of the following (3-4cr):

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

F. Structural Geology and Tectonics Option

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Geol 344

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards (3 cr)

Geol 432

Geologic Development of North America (3 cr)

Geol 498

Senior Thesis (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

One of the following (3-4cr):

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree