Core Required Courses: 33 Credits

• GEOL 101 - Environmental Geology 4 Credit(s)

• or

• GEOL 103 - Physical Geology 4 Credit(s)

• or

• GEOL 125 - Earth Systems 3 Credit(s)

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• GEOL 20 - Historical Geology 3 Credits
• GEOL 301 - Sedimentary Geology 4 Credit(s)
• GEOL 302 - Principles of Paleontology 4 Credit(s)
• GEOL 311 - Mineralogy & Optical Mineralogy 4 Credit(s)
• GEOL 405 - Structural Geology 4 Credit(s)
• GEOL 410 - Hydrogeology 1 or 2 Credit(s)

Electives: 5 Credits

two or more of the following

• GEOL 306 - Geology of our National Parks 3 Credit(s)
• GEOL 440 - Economic Geology 3 Credit(s)
• GEOL 450 - Geology of the Great Basin 3 Credits
• GEOL 452 - Geology of Nova Scotia - Field Trip 2 Credit(s)
• GEOL 453 - Geology of Nova Scotia - Research 2 Credit(s)
• PHYS 330 - Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 335 - Astronomy 3 Credit(s)

Cognate Requirements: 8 Credits

*MATH 125  or STAT 100  may be substituted for Calculus I for students who are pursuing a double major with another B.A. degree program.

• CHEM 105 - General Chemistry 1 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 106 - General Chemistry 2 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 151 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)

Grade Requirements

Minimum grade of 2.0 is required for all courses in the major and for cognates. Students may not S/U geology courses.