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Geological Sciences (B.S.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:

Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr)

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geol 101, 101L or Geol 111, 111L

Physical Geology and Lab or Physical Geology for Science Majors and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 102, 102L

Historical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 249

Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy (4 cr)

Geol 290

Field Geology I (3 cr)

Geol 324

Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4 cr)

Geol 326

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4 cr)

Geol 345

Structural Geology (4 cr)

Geol 422

Principles of Geophysics (3 cr)

Geol 423

Principles of Geochemistry (3 cr)

Geol 490

Field Geology II (3 cr)

Phys 111, 111L and Phys 112, 112L

General Physics I-II and Lab; or

Phys 211, 211L and Phys 212, 212L

Engineering Physics I-II and Lab (8 cr)

And the completion of one of the following options:

A. General Geology Option

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II,

Math 330

Linear Algebra, or

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3-4 cr)

Advisor-approved electives in geology (9 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree

B. Hydrogeology Option

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology or

Hydr 409

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Geol 410

Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods or

Stat 301

Probability and Statistics (3 cr)

Hydrology electives chosen from the following (6 cr):

Hydr 409 or Hydr 509

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 412 or Hydr 512

Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 413 or Hydr 513

Ground Water Resource Evaluation (3 cr)

Hydr 414 or Hydr 514

Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr)

Hydr 464 or Hydr 564

The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr)

Hydr 496

Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr)

Hydr 576

Fundamentals of Modeling Hydrogeologic Systems (3 cr)

Hydrogeology electives chosen from the following if not used above (3 cr):

BAE 450

Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

CE 421

Engineering Hydrology (3 cr)

ChE 470 or ChE 570

Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr)

Engr 210

Engineering Statics and Engr 335 Engr Fluid Mechanics (6 cr)

Hydr 409 or Hydr 509

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 412 or Hydr 512

Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hydr 413 or Hydr 513

Ground Water Resource Evaluation (3 cr)

Hydr 414 or Hydr 514

Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr)

Hydr 464 or Hydr 564

The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr)

Hydr 496

Hydrogeology Senior Thesis (3 cr)

Hydr 576

Fundamentals of Modeling Hydrogeologic Systems (3 cr)

Math 275

Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr)

Math 310

Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr)

Soil 205, 206

The Soil Ecosystem and Lab (4 cr)

Soil 415

Soil and Environmental Physics (3 cr)

Stat 428

Geostatistics (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree

C. Resource Exploration Option

Econ 272

Foundations of Economic Analysis (4 cr)

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 407 or Geol 507

Basin Analysis (3 cr)

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods or

Stat 301

Probability and Statistics (3 cr)

Advisor approved electives in geology (6 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree

D. Environmental Geology Option

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology or

Hydr 409

Quantitative Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Geol 344

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards or

Geol 361

Geology and the Environment (3 cr)

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II, or

Math 330

Linear Algebra, or

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3-4 cr)

Environmental geology electives chosen from the following (9 cr):

BAE 433

Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE 452

Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

Chem 275, Chem 276

Carbon Compounds and Lab or

Chem 277, Chem 278

Organic Chem I and Lab (4 cr)

Chem 418

Environmental Chemistry (3 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geol 410

Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr)

Geol 464 or Hydr 464

The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr)

MMBB 250, MMBB 255

General Microbiology and Lab (5 cr)

Soil 205, Soil 206

The Soil Ecosystem and Lab (4 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree

E. Geological Education Option

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

Geog 100, 100L

Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geol 212

Principles of Paleontology (4 cr)

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Analytic Geom and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II, or

Math 330

Linear Algebra, or

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3-4 cr)

Phys 103, Phys 104

General Astronomy and Lab (4 cr)

PlSc 205

General Botany (4 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree

F. Structural Geology and Tectonics Option

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Geol 344

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards (3 cr)

Geol 432

Geologic Development of North America (3 cr)

Geol 448

Tectonics (3 cr)

Geol 498

Senior Thesis (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II or

Math 330

Linear Algebra (3-4 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree