Batchelor of Arts Degree
Geology Concentration, B.A. Degree. The geology program leading to the Bachelor of Arts 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 major in geology requires GEOL 1303, 1101, 1304, 1102, 2305, 3302, 3421, 3428, at least 13 hours of junior-senior level geosciences electives (six hours of which must include a laboratory), and a senior research project, GEOL 4312. Adjunct requirements include MATH 1321, CHEM 1307, 1107, PHYS 1403. The minor may be in any area approved by the college.