Bachelor of Science Degree Plan - Required Science & Mathematics Courses
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Required Geoscience Courses
GEOL 1303 – Physical Geology
GEOL 1101 – Physical Geology lab
GEOL 1304 – Historical Geology
GEOL 1102 – Historical Geology lab
GEOL 2303 – Earth Materials
GEOL 3402 – Structural Geology
GEOL 4101 – Senior Seminar
GEOL 4201 – Field Methods for Sedimentary Geology
GEOL 4301 – Advanced Field Methods
GEOL 4320 – Optical Mineralogy & Crystallography
GEOL 4321 – Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
GEOL 4312 – Senior Research project
GEOL 4325 – Sedimentology & Stratigraphy
G PH 2333 – Introduction to Geophysics
G CH 3303 – Introduction to Geochemistry
= 39 hours
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Elective Geoscience Courses
choose 1 elective from:
GEOL 3301 – Geomorphology
GEOL 3322 – Oceanography
GEOL 3323 – Environmental Geology
GEOL 3328 – Energy Resources
GEOL 3450 – Paleontology
GEOL 4331 – Digital Imagery
GEOL 4332 – Spatial Data Analysis
GEOL 4361 – Advanced Structure
GEOL 4362 – Tectonics
GEOL 4300 – Graduate course approved for undergraduate credit
GEOL 4001 – 4 credit hour graduate course for undergrad credit
G PH 3310 – Quantitative Methods
G PH 4300 – Studies in Geophysics
G PH 4321 – Seismic Methods
G PH 4323 – Potential Field Methods
= 3 to 4 hours
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Required Adjunct Courses
CHEM 1307 – Chemistry I
CHEM 1107 – Chemistry lab
CHEM 1308 – Chemistry II
CHEM 1108 – Chemistry lab
MATH 1451 – Calculus I
MATH 1452 – Calculus II
PHYS 1403 – Physics I (or PHYS 1408 – physics I if minor/concentration in geophysics)
PHYS 1404 – Physics II (or PHYS 2401 – physics II if minor/concentration in geophysics)
= 24 hours