General Emphasis
GEOSCIENCE Major
This disciplinary emphasis also requires:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Courses | 34 | |
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Earth System History | ||
| Earth System History Laboratory | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | ||
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Address | ||
or ENG COMP 105 | English Composition II: Composition and Rhetoric | |
| Upper-Level Courses | 26 | |
| The Soil Environment | ||
| Hydrology | ||
| Introduction to Mineralogy & Petrology | ||
| Hydrogeology | ||
Choose 12 credits from the following courses: | ||
| Environmental GIS | ||
| Geoscience Field Trip (Offerings of trip to different areas may be repeated for credit) | ||
| Introduction to Geoscience Field Methods | ||
| Structural Geology and Geodynamics | ||
| Sedimentology & Stratigraphy | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Ore Deposits | ||
| Quaternary Geology | ||
| Special Topics in Geoscience 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| 1 | Course topics vary. Typical topics include structural geology, ore deposits and geomorphic processes. Offerings of different topics can be repeated for credit. |
