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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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Geol 102, Geol 102L |
Historical Geology and Lab (4 cr) |
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) |
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
Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Geomorphology (3 cr) |
Advisor-approved electives in geology (9 cr)
One of the following (4 cr):
Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
One of the following (3-4 cr):
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Linear Algebra (3 cr) |
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Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
B. Hydrogeology Option
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) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
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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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Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (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):
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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Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (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) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
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) |
Advisor approved electives in geology (6 cr)
One of the following (4cr):
Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
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Probability and Statistics (3 cr) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
D. Environmental Geology Option
Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Geomorphology (3 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards (3 cr) |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
One of the following (4cr):
Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr) |
One of the following (3-4cr):
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Linear Algebra (3 cr) |
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Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
Environmental geology electives chosen from the following (9 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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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) |
One of the following (4cr):
Carbon Compounds and Lab (4 cr) |
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Organic Chem I and Lab (4 cr) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
E. Geological Education Option
Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr) |
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Geog 100, Geog 100L |
Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr) |
Climatology (3 cr) |
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Principles of Paleontology (4 cr) |
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Geomorphology (3 cr) |
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General Astronomy and Lab (4 cr) |
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General Botany (4 cr) |
One of the following (4cr):
Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr) |
One of the following (3-4cr):
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Linear Algebra (3 cr) |
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Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
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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Senior Thesis (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
One of the following (3-4cr):
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Linear Algebra (3 cr) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree