Geosciences - Environmental Geology Concentration, BS

Common Core Requirements

See the Common Core Requirements  section of the catalog for Undergraduate Academic Programs.

Integrated Requirements in Communication and Ethics

Students pursuing degrees in the Natural Sciences must complete two courses in written communication and one course in ethics. Generally these required courses are integrated into each degree. A list of these required courses is found here .

Mathematics and Science (36-38 hours)

• GEOL 1305 - Physical Geology
• GEOL 1105 - Physical Geology Laboratory
• GEOL 1306 - Historical Geology
• GEOL 1106 - Historical Geology Laboratory
• CHEM 1307 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1107 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 1308 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 1108 - General Chemistry Laboratory II

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• PHYS 1307 - General Physics I
• PHYS 1107 - General Physics Laboratory I

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• PHYS 2401 - Physics I
• PHYS 2101 - Physics Laboratory I

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• PHYS 1308 - General Physics II
• PHYS 1108 - General Physics Laboratory II

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• PHYS 2402 - Physics II
• PHYS 2102 - Physics Laboratory II

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• CS 1408 - Introduction to Computer Science with Visual Basic

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• CS 1410 - CS I-Introduction to Computer Science with C++

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• MATH 2401 - Calculus I

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• MATH 2411 - Calculus I for the Natural Sciences

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• MATH 2402 - Calculus II

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• MATH 2412 - Calculus II for the Natural Sciences

Geology Core Courses (32 hours)

• GEOL 3310 - Mineralogy
• GEOL 3110 - Mineralogy Laboratory
• GEOL 3411 - Paleontology
• GEOL 3312 - Structural Geology
• GEOL 3112 - Structural Geology Laboratory
• GEOL 3305 - Petrology
• GEOL 3105 - Petrology Laboratory
• GEOL 3302 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
• GEOL 3102 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Laboratory
• GEOL 4303 - Geologic Field Methods
• GEOL 4304 - Field Geology *
• GEOL 4305 - Plate Tectonics
• STAT 3311 - Statistical Analysis for Natural Science

Area of Concentration (17-19 hours)