Geology Major
65-68 credit hours
44 credits in Geology distributed as:
- 35 credit hours of required Geology courses (listed below)
- 9 credit hours of additional Geology courses (listed below)
- 21-24 credits of supporting course requirements (listed below)
| Required Courses - (31 credit hours of required Geology courses) | |
| GEOL 161 Physical Geology or | 4 hours |
| GEOL 151 Geology of Americas National Parks | 4 hours |
| GEOL 162 Historical Geology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 261 Advanced Physical Geology | 3 hours |
| GEOL 301 Mineralogy | 4 hours |
| GEOL 302 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 315 Paleontology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 316 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy | 4 hours |
| GEOL 345 Structural Geology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 481 Advanced Environmental Geology- Synthesis course | 4 hours |
Elective Courses
Nine additional credit hours of 300- or 400-level Geology courses must be selected to reach the required total of 44 credit hours. A six to eight credit hour Summer Field Geology course completed at another school can be used to satisfy part of this requirement. A maximum of four credit hours of GEOL 390 can be counted toward completion of the Geology electives.
| Commonly taught elective courses in Geology | |
| GEOL 390 - Regional Geological Field Excursion | 2 or 3 hours |
| GEOL 402 - Volcanology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 407 - Geomorphology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 411 - Geology of Soils | 4 hours |
| GEOL 414 - Petroleum Geology | 3 hours |
| GEOL 441 - Hydrogeology | 4 hours |
| GEOL 455 - Global Quaternary Environmental Change | 3 hours |
| GEOL 465 - Intro to Geographic Information Systems | 3 hours |
| GEOL 499 - Independent Research in Geosciences | 1 or 2 hours |
| Supporting requirements for Geology major | |
| PHYS 175 or PHYS 205 | 3 or 5 hours |
| PHYS 176 or PHYS 206 | 3 or 4 hours |
| CHEM 261 | 4 hours |
| CHEM 262 | 4 hours |
| MATH 230 | 4 hours |
Three (3) additional credit hours in science or math must be selected in consultation with an advisor to reach the required total of 21-24 credit hours in supporting requirements for the Geology major.
Students also must complete the University-required 124 credit hours, including the University Core Curriculum and a minimum of 39 credit hours of 300- or 400-level courses.
Geology and Geography courses that satisfy University Core Curriculum requirements:
GEOL 101 - Prehistoric Life |
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