Geology Major
B.S. in Geology – Curriculum Map 2019-2020 Catalog
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| 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 | ||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 15 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| 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 Elective 1 | 4 | GL 200 level Elective 1 | 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 | ||||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 18-19 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 17-18 | ||
| Junior | |||||
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| General Education History | 3 | General Education Ethics 3 | 3 | ||
| GL 200 level Elective 1 | 4 | GL 200 level Elective 1 | 4 | ||
| MA 232 Elementary Statistics | 3 | GL 340 Project Development in Geology | 1 | ||
| Tech Elective 2 | 3-4 | Tech Elective 2 | 3-4 | ||
| Free Elective | 3-4 | Free Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Free Elective | 3-4 | ||||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 16-18 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 17-20 | ||
| Senior | |||||
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| General Education Leadership | 1-3 | GL 200 level Elective 1 | 4 | ||
| GL 200 level Elective 1 | 4 | GL 451 Geology Seminar ((General Education Capstone)) | 3 | ||
| GL 440 Research Project in Geology (General Education Capstone) | 3 | GL 460 Project Completion in Geology | 1 | ||
| Tech Elective 2 | 3-4 | Tech Elective 2 | 3-4 | ||
| Free Elective | 3-4 | Free Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Free Elective | 3-4 | Free Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 17-22 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 17-20 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR THIS MAJOR: 132-147 | |||||
| 1 | These six electives must include Sedimentology (GL 257), Structural Geology (GL 262), and Mineralogy (GL 263). |
| 2 | Technical Electives include courses in GL, ES, CH, BI, PS, MA (108 or higher), CS 140 or any CS 200-level course or any Engineering course. |
| 3 | PH 323 Environmental Ethics strongly recommended. |