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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. Geology, Interdisciplinary Concentration

Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Geology
Interdisciplinary Concentration

Suggested Course Sequence

  • Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
  • All scheduling should be done in a consultation with a Geology advisor.
  • Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵor another approved institution.

Freshman Year
Fall
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
First Year Seminar 190   3
P3   History 3
CMHC   Introduction to Speech Communication 3
ENGL 101 Composition I 3
GEOL 150 Methods in Geology 3
Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
GEOL, MATH or Science 200+ Elective  3-4
ENGL 102 Composition II 3
GEOL 155 Historical Geology 3
HEAL/HSCC 123/101  Health and Wellness/Nutrition, fitneess, Wellness 3
MATH 130/145 College Algebra /Trigonometry 3

ENGL 102 Note: ENGL 101 and 102 must be taken and passed in sequence.
MATH 145 PREQ: 130 or consent of the director of mathematics placement. 

Sophomore Year
Fall
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
P4   Humanities 3
P1   Social Sciences 3
CHEM 132/140  Advanced General Chemistry 4
GEOL 305 Soils and Hydrology  4
MATH 146/170  Precalculus / Applied Statistics 4/3
Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
CHEM 200+  Elective 4
Science Elective   Elective 3
P1   Social Sciences  3
GEOL 250  Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals  3
P5   Fine and Performing Arts  3

CHEM 140 PREQ: High school chemistry.
GEOL 305 PREQ: Permission of instructor.
GEOL 250 PREQ: 140 or 150 and CHEM 132 or 140.

Junior Year
Fall
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
GEOL, MATH or Science 200+  Elective 3-4
General Elective     6
P6   World Culture Credits  3
GEOL 355 Petrology  3
Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
GEOL, MATH, or Science 200+  Elective 3-4
General Elective     3
GEOL 371  Structural Geology Introduction  4
P1-P6   Jr-Sr Perspective 3

Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.
GEOL 355 PREQ: 250.GEOL 405 PREQ: GEOL/GEOG 305 or GEOL/GEOG 302 or permission of instructor.
GEOL 371 PREQ: 250 and two 100 level geology courses. Field trips.

Senior Year
Fall
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
GEOL Capstone     3-4
General Elective     4
GEOL 422  Sedimentation and Stratigraphy 4
GEOL, MATH, or Science 200+  General Elective 4
Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
GEOL, MATH, or Science 200+  Elective 6-8
General Elective     6

GEOL 422 PREQ: 140 or 150 and 155.

  • Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
  • All scheduling should be done in a consultation with a Geology advisor.
  • Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵor another approved institution.