The geology major requires a minimum of 128 credit hours, made up of the following:
- 0–5 hours of proficiency requirements
- 42–45 hours of general education core requirements
- 51 hours of geology core requirements
- 34 hours of science core requirements
- 0–1 hours of general electives
128-130 total hours
Required Courses (Geology and Science Core, 85 hours)
| Course Number | Syllabus | Course Name |
|---|
| GEOL 1110 |
Syllabus |
Intro to Physical Geology (4) |
| GEOL 1120 |
Syllabus |
Historical Geology (4) |
| GEOL 2100 |
|
Mineralogy (4) |
| GEOL 3100 |
Syllabus |
Geomorphology (4) |
| GEOL 3200 |
|
Invertebrate Paleontology (4) |
| GEOL 3300 |
|
Petrology (4) |
| GEOL 3400 |
|
Structural Geology (4) |
| GEOL 3800 |
|
Philosophy and Research Methods (3) |
| GEOL 4100 |
|
Environmental Geology (4) |
| GEOL 4200 |
|
Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (5) |
| GEOL 4400 |
|
Summer Field Camp (6) |
| GEOL 4800 |
|
Senior Project (2) |
| GEOL xxxx |
|
Geology Elective(s) (3) |
| BIO 1110 |
|
Intro to Biology (4) |
| CHEM 1110 |
|
General Chemistry I (4) |
| CHEM 1120 |
|
General Chemistry II (4) |
| MATH 1710 |
|
Calculus I (5) |
| MATH 1720 |
|
Calculus II (5) |
| PHYS 2110 |
|
General Physics I (4) |
| PHYS 2120 |
|
General Physics II (4) |
| One of the following: |
| ESCI 2310 |
|
Oceanography (4) |
| ESCI 2410 |
|
Meteorology (4) |
| ESCI 2510 |
|
Astronomy (4) |