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Major in Geology B.S.

Degree Requirements

1. Complete a minimum of 123 credit hours
2. ENG W131 Elementary Composition
3. Fulfill one of the following: Two semesters of modern language at second-year level or Western Civilization HIST H113-HIST H114
4. Arts and humanities, minimum 6 credit hours; social and behavioral sciences, minimum 6 credit hours with a total of 18 credit hours in these two categories; biological sciences, 5 credit hours
5. Geological Sciences Core Courses
   GEOL G103 Earth Science Materials and Processes
   GEOL G209 History of the Earth
   GEOL G221 Introductory Mineralogy
   GEOL G222 Introduction to Petrology
   GEOL G317 Field and Laboratory Techniques
   GEOL G323 Structural Geology
   GEOL G334 Principles of Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
   GEOL G429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains
   GEOL G490 Undergraduate Seminar
6. Option 1 or 2:

Option 1

GEOL G407-GEOL G408 Senior Geoscience Project I and II (3 credit hours each)
Three 400-level, lecture-based geology courses
A 300- or 400-level mathematics and chemistry course

Option 2

GEOL G460 Internship in Geology
GEOL G410 Undergraduate Research in Geology
Three 400-level, lecture-based geology courses
Suggested geology streams for Options 1 or 2 are:
Environmental: GEOL G406; GEOL G415; GEOL G451; CHEM C303
Analytical: GEOL G406; GEOL G413; GEOL G451; GEOL C410
Glacial/Hydrogeology: GEOL G415; GEOL G435; GEOL G451

1. Allied Sciences
   Chemistry CHEM C105-CHEM C106, CHEM C125-CHEM C126
   Physics PHYS P221, PHYS P222
   Mathematics MATH M215, MATH M216
   Biology BIOL L104 or BIOL L200
2. Students must also complete the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.