Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geosciences
- B.A. in Geosciences
- CATALOG YEAR 2011-2013
Bachelor of Arts — The geology program leading to the B.A. degree is designed to provide a broad liberal arts background and basic training in the principles of geosciences. The program is designed for students with strong interests in earth processes and the history of nature’s initiation of and response to continuous change. Students interested in professional employment or graduate degrees in geology should complete the B.S. degree program, not the B.A. The B.A. program with a concentration in geology requires GEOL 1303, 1101, 1304, 1102, 2303, 3302, 4101, 4312, and at least 15 hours of junior-senior level geosciences electives, nine hours of which must include a laboratory. Adjunct requirements include MATH 1321, CHEM 1307, 1107, PHYS 1403. The minor may be in any area approved by the college.
- CATALOG YEAR 2008-2011
Bachelor of Arts — The geology program leading to the B.A. degree is designed to provide a broad liberal arts background and basic training in the principles of geosciences. The program is designed for students with strong interests in earth processes and the history of nature’s initiation of and response to continuous change. Students interested in professional employment or graduate degrees in geology should complete the B.S. degree program, not the B.A. The B.A. program with a concentration in geology requires GEOL 1303, 1101, 1304, 1102, 2303, 3302, 3428, 4312, and at least 17 hours of junior senior level geosciences electives (six hours of which must include a laboratory). Adjunct requirements include MATH 1321, CHEM 1307, 1107, PHYS 1403. The minor may be in any area approved by the college.
- B.A. in Geography
- CATALOG YEAR 2011-2012
The geography major consists of 31 hours of coursework in geography plus MATH 2300 or 2345. Required courses are GEOG 1401, 2300, 2351, 3300, 3340, and GEOG 4300. An additional 6 hours of courses must be selected from each of the following two blocks: physical geography and geographic information systems block (GEOG 3301, 3310, 3335, 3353, 4301, 4302, 4321, 4357, and 4400) and human and regional geography (GEOG 3337, 3350, 3351, 3352, 3356, 3360, 3363, and 4305). GEOG 4310, Internship in Geography, is open to seniors with a 3.0 GPA or better and may be substituted for 3 hours of courses in either of the blocks. Students majoring in geography must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of geography courses from Texas Tech. The geography minor requires at least 6 hours from Texas Tech.
- Go to TTU on-line catalog description of Geosciences Undergraduate Degrees.
