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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Geology Comprehensive Major, 54-60 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 400601

Areas of Concentration

General Geology

Environmental Geology

General Geology Concentration (54-60 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

MATH 17118 - Precalculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24112 - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24113 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04102 - General Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04103 - General Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses

Required Courses (35 hours)

Geology Core Credit Hours: 17
GEOL 27440 - Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 4
OR
GEOL 27530 - Sedimentology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27450 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27540 - Paleontology Credit Hours: 4
Geology Summer Field Camp (approved through institution) Credit Hours: 6

Required Geology Electives (5-8 hours)

Choose one course from each group.

Group I

GEOL 27423 - Economic Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27424 - Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27510 - Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27555 - X-Ray Analysis Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27560 - Optical Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3

Group II

GEOG 32361 - Climatology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32463 - Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27335 - Physical Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27340 - Introduction to Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27360 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27515 - Environmental Regulations Credit Hours: 2

Required Collateral Courses (14-17 hours)

MATH 17119 - Trigonometry Credit Hours: 2
OR
any calculus course Credit Hours: 2

Chemistry:

One course with laboratory beyond the directed Northwest Core course; choose from:

CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4 AND
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Physics:

PHYS 25110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 AND
PHYS 25111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 AND
PHYS 25112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3 AND
PHYS 25113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
PHYS 25120 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4 AND
PHYS 25121 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 AND
PHYS 25230 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4 AND
PHYS 25231 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Environmental Geology Concentration (54)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

CHEM 24112 - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24113 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (27)

Geology Core Credit Hours: 17
GEOL 27340 - Introduction to Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27360 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27455 - Geologic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
OR
Field Camp in Geology, Hydrogeology, or Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3

Required Collateral Courses (12)

(choose a combination to total 12 hours)

AGRI 03234 - Fundamentals of Soil Science Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04420 - Environmental Issues Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24242 - Organic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24243 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
GEOG 32201 - Maps and Spatial Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32221 - Economic Globalization Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32361 - Climatology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32362 - Introduction to Cartography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32365 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32462 - Advanced Cartography and Geovisualization Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32463 - Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32401 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32522 - Cities and Urban Design Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 32565 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27515 - Environmental Regulations Credit Hours: 2
MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Required Geology Electives (15)

Choose 15 hours from the following courses:

GEOL 27326 - Geology of the Natural Parks Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27335 - Physical Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27423 - Economic Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27424 - Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27440 - Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27450 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27510 - Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27530 - Sedimentology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27540 - Paleontology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 27555 - X-Ray Analysis Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 27560 - Optical Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

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