Geology Major
B.S. in Geology – Curriculum Map 2016-2017 Catalog
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| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| CH 103 General Chemistry I | 4 | CH 104 General Chemistry II | 4 |
| GL 110 Introduction to Geology (General Education Lab Science) | 4 | EN 102 Composition and Literature II | 3 |
| EN 101 Composition and Literature I | 3 | GL 156 Introduction to Earth Evolution (General Education Lab Science) | 4 |
| MA 107 Precalculus Mathematics (General Education Math) | 4 | MA 108 Applied Calculus (General Education Math) | 4 |
| Semester Total Credits | 15 | Semester Total Credits | 15 |
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| EN 201 World Literature I (General Education Literature) | 3 | EN 202 World Literature II | 3 |
| General Education Social Science | 3 | General Education Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| GL 200 level Elective1 | 4 | GL 200 level Elective1 | 4 |
| GL 251 Sophomore Seminar in Geology | 1 | PS 202 General Physics II | 4 |
| PS 201 General Physics I | 4 | Free Elective | 3-4 |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Semester Total Credits | 18-19 | Semester Total Credits | 17-18 |
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| General Education History | 3 | General Education Ethics3 | 3 |
| GL 200 level Elective1 | 4 | GL 200 level Elective1 | 4 |
| MA 232 Elementary Statistics | 3 | GL 340 Project Development in Geology | 1 |
| Tech Elective2 | 3-4 | Tech Elective2 | 3-4 |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | Free Elective | 3-4 |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Semester Total Credits | 16-18 | Semester Total Credits | 17-20 |
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| GL 200 level Elective1 | 4 | GL 200 level Elective1 | 4 |
| GL 440 Research Project in Geology (General Education Capstone) | 3 | GL 451 Geology Seminar (General Education Capstone) | 3 |
| Tech Elective2 | 3-4 | GL 460 Project Completion in Geology | 1 |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | Tech Elective2 | 3-4 |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | Free Elective | 3-4 |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Semester Total Credits | 16-19 | Semester Total Credits | 17-20 |
| Total Credits For This Major: 131-144 | |||
| 1 | These six electives must include Sedimentation (GL 257), Structural Geology (GL 262), and Mineralogy (GL 263). |
| 2 | Technical Electives for this degree include Science courses (GL, ES, CH, BI, PS), Mathematics (above MA 103 College Algebra I), Engineering, or Computer Science courses to include CS 140 or any CS 200-level course. |
| 3 | PH 323 Environmental Ethics strongly recommended. |