Bachelor of Science Geology

College of Science Degree Program Course Requirements

For general degree requirements, see the College of Science and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1113

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105/POLS 2401/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hour may be used as electives.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 11
Select two lab science courses from below:
ASTR 1105/1305; BIOL 1215; BIOL 1225; ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325; PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Take the following course:
MATH 1131 (apply three credit hours to Area D and one in Area F)

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
ITDS **** Area B approved course
MATH 1131 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 1 (1 hour from Area D)
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chem 1 Lab
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chem 2 Lab
GEOL 1121 Intro Geo 1: Phys Geol
GEOL 1122 Intro Geo 2: Hist Geol
GEOL 1322 Intro Geo 2: Hist Geol Lab

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 29
GEOL 2225 The Fossil Record
GEOL 3266 Mineralogy
GEOL 3215 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology
GEOL 3235 Sedimentary Geology
GEOL 4275 Structural Geology
GEOL 4795 Senior Geology Seminar
GEOL 5165 Introduction to Hydrology
GEOL 5255 Environmental Geology

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 27
Select nineteen hours from the following courses:
GEOL 3265 Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis
GEOL 3275 Mapping and Field Geology
GEOL 4175 Undergraduate Research
GEOL 4795 Senior Geology Seminar
GEOL 5115 Geochemistry
GEOL 5135 Introduction to Oceanography
GEOL 5175 Physical Anthropology/Archeology
GEOL 5215 Geomorphology
GEOL 5275 Vertebrate Paleontology
GEOL 5555 Selected Topics in Geology
The following courses may be taken in Area H provided the required minimum of 39 upper level credit hours has been met.
CHEM 2215 Quantitative Analysis
CHEM 2315 Quantitative Analysis Lab
PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics 1
PHYS 1112 Introductory Physics 2
PHYS 1311 Introductory Physics 1 Lab
PHYS 1312 Introductory Physics 2 Lab

Area I General Electives Required Hours: 12

Total Hours Required: 123