Choice of:

• GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology Credit Hours: 5

And:

Core Courses (57 credit hours)

• GEOL 205 - Statistical Methods in Geology Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 255 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 315 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 5
• GEOL 320 - Petrology Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 330 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 5
• GEOL 341 - Principles of Paleontology Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 350 - Stratigraphy-Sedimentology Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 360 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 5
• GEOL 420 - Petrography Credit Hours: 5
• GEOL 446 - Earth Systems Evolution Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 466 - Geodynamics: The Earth’s Interior Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 475A - Field Geology I Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 475B - Field Geology II: Credit Hours: 5

Additional 400-level classes (12 credit hours)

• Three additional 400-level classes (or a senior thesis and two 400-level electives)

Students must take both Chemistry and Math (19–23 credit hours)

• - Complete CHEM 121-122-123 or 151-152-153

• CHEM 121 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 122 - Principles of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 123 - Principles of Chemistry III Credit Hours: 4

• or

• CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 5
• CHEM 152 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 5
• CHEM 153 - Fundamentals of Chemistry III Credit Hours: 5

• -

• - Complete MATH 263A-263B or 266A-266B or MATH 163A-163B

• MATH 163A - Introduction to Calculus Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 163B - Introduction to Calculus Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MATH 263A - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 263B - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4

• or

• MATH 266A - Calculus with Applications to Biology I Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 266B - Calculus with Applications to Biology II Credit Hours: 4

Students may take either of the Physics or Biology options below (10–15 credit hours)

• PHYS 201 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 5
• PHYS 202 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 5