Geology B.A./B.S.
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the major must meet the following School requirements:
Introductory Courses (8 credits)
| G 201 | Dynamic Earth: Interior | 3 |
| G 204 | Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| G 202 | Dynamic Earth: Surface | 3 |
| G 205 | Geology Laboratory | 1 |
Geology Courses (34 credits)
| G 312 | Mineralogy | 3 |
| G 313 | Methods in Mineralogy | 2 |
| G 314 | Petrology | 3 |
| G 315 | Lithology and Petrography | 2 |
| G 318 | Processes in the Surface Environment | 3 |
| G 319 | Processes in the Surface Environment: Methods | 2 |
| G 324 | Data Management and Analysis | 5 |
| G 434 | Structural Geology and Tectonics | 5 |
| G 435 | Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 5 |
| G 485 | Geologic Mapping | 4 |
Upper-Division Geology Electives (16 credits)
G 410 or higher. This may include up to 8 credits of 400-level mathematics, science, engineering, and/or School of Earth, Environment, and Society (SEES) courses. Students may use up to 4 credits from an approved summer field camp course.
Two terms of Calculus (8 Credits)
Allied Sciences Courses (18-20 credits):
| | Two terms of 200-level chemistry with labs: | |
| Ch 221Z | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| Ch 227Z | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| Ch 222Z | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| Ch 228Z | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| | or | |
| ESM 230 | Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry I | 4 |
| ESM 230R | Recitation for Environmental Chemistry I. | 0 |
| ESM 231 | Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry II | 4 |
| ESM 231L | Lab for ESM 231 | 0 |
| | | |
| | Two terms of 200-level physics with labs: | |
| Ph 211 | General Physics (with Calculus) I | 4 |
| Ph 214 | Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231 | 1 |
| Ph 212 | General Physics (with Calculus) II | 4 |
| Ph 215 | Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 or Ph 232 | 1 |
| | or | |
| Ph 201 | General Physics | 4 |
| Ph 214 | Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231 | 1 |
| Ph 202 | General Physics | 4 |
| Ph 215 | Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 or Ph 232 | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: 84-86
Courses must be taken as graded (A-F). Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling the School major requirements.