B.S. Geology

Fall 2017

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Geology
Concentration:

General Education Core Curriculum

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

Select one from:

  • COMM 1315 - Public Speaking I
  • COMM 1321 - Business and Professional Speech
  • DSDE 1371 - ASL I
  • FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
  • SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I

Mathematics - 3 Hours:

MATH 2413 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry I*

Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours:

GEOL 1403 - Geology I: Physical Geology**

GEOL 1404 - Geology II: Historical Geology**

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

ENGL 2300 - Close Reading II

ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800

ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800

ENGL 2322 - British Literature

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

ENGL 2331 - World Literature

ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature

ENGL 2376 - African American Literature

PHIL 1370 - Philosophy of Knowledge

PHIL 2306 - Ethics

Creative Arts - 3 Hours From:

ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation

DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation

MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation

MUSI 1310 - History or Rock and Roll

PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas

THEA 1310 - Introduction to Theatre

American History - 6 Hours:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours:

BULW 1370 - Business Environment and Public Policy

ECON 1301 - Principles and Policies

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I Macro

ECON 2302 - Principles of Economics II Micro

INEN 2373 - Engineering Economics

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

MATH 2414 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry II*

*The additional hour from these courses are applied in the Supporting Courses Area
**The additional hours are applied to the Major Courses Area

Required Courses for Major - 42

GEOL 2471 - Mineralogy Petrology

GEOL 2377 - Physical Geography and Geomorphology

GEOL 4101 - Special Topic Earth Science

GEOL 4301 - Special Topic Earth Science

GEOL 3450 - Petrology

GEOL 3420 - Structural Geology

GEOL 4410 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

GEOL 4420 - Paleontology

GEOL 4301 - Special Topic Earth Science

GEOL 4330 - Geophysics

GEOL 4101 - Special Topic Earth Science

GEOL 3600 - Summer Field Camp

**2 hours carried over from the General Education Core Curriculum applied here

Supporting Courses - 21 Hours:

CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II

PHYS 1401 - College Physics I

PHYS 1402 - College Physics II

One From:

  • PSYC 2317 - Introduction to Statistical Methods
  • MATH 1342 - Statistics

*Two hours carried over from the General Education Core Curriculum applied here

Electives - 15 Hours:

300-4000 level Science, Math or Engineering courses. A minimum of 9 hours must be GEOL.

Hours

120