2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Geology Comprehensive Major, 54-60 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 400601

Areas of Concentration

General Geology

Environmental Geology

General Geology Concentration (54-60 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3

 

CHEM 24112General Chemistry *

3

CHEM 24113General Chemistry Laboratory *

1

OR

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

 

BIOL 04102General Biology *

3

BIOL 04103General Biology Laboratory *

1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses

Required Courses (35 hours)

Geology Core

17

GEOL 27440Stratigraphy

4

OR

GEOL 27530Sedimentology

4

 

GEOL 27450Structural Geology

4

GEOL 27540Paleontology

4

Geology Summer Field Camp (approved through institution)

6

Required Geology Electives (5-8 hours)

Choose one course from each group.

Group I
GEOL 27423Economic Geology

4

GEOL 27424Geochemistry

3

GEOL 27510Geomorphology

3

GEOL 27555X-Ray Analysis

3

GEOL 27560Optical Mineralogy

3

Group II
GEOG 32361Climatology

3

GEOG 32463Remote Sensing

3

GEOL 27335Physical Oceanography

3

GEOL 27340Introduction to Hydrogeology

3

GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4

GEOL 27515Environmental Regulations

2

Required Collateral Courses (14-17 hours)

MATH 17119Trigonometry

2

OR

any calculus course

2

Chemistry:

One course with laboratory beyond the directed Northwest Core course; choose from:

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

OR

CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1

Physics:

PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3

PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1

AND

PHYS 25112General Physics II

3

PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1

 

OR

 

PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4

PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1

AND

PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4

PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Environmental Geology Concentration (54)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
CHEM 24112General Chemistry *

3

CHEM 24113General Chemistry Laboratory *

1

OR

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (27)

Geology Core

17

GEOL 27340Introduction to Hydrogeology

3

GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4

 

GEOL 27455Geologic Field Methods

3

OR

Field Camp in Geology, Hydrogeology, or Environmental Geology

3

Required Collateral Courses (12)

(choose a combination to total 12 hours)

AGRI 03234Fundamentals of Soil Science

4

BIOL 04420Environmental Issues

4

 

CHEM 24242Organic Chemistry

3

AND

CHEM 24243Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

 

GEOG 32201Maps and Spatial Reasoning

3

GEOG 32221Economic Globalization

3

GEOG 32361Climatology

3

GEOG 32362Introduction to Cartography

3

GEOG 32365Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOG 32462Advanced Cartography and Geovisualization

3

GEOG 32463Remote Sensing

3

GEOG 32401Conservation of Natural Resources

3

GEOG 32522Cities and Urban Design

3

GEOG 32565Advanced Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOL 27515Environmental Regulations

2

MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

Required Geology Electives (15)

Choose 15 hours from the following courses:

GEOL 27326Geology of the Natural Parks

3

GEOL 27335Physical Oceanography

3

GEOL 27423Economic Geology

4

GEOL 27424Geochemistry

3

GEOL 27440Stratigraphy

4

GEOL 27450Structural Geology

4

GEOL 27510Geomorphology

3

GEOL 27530Sedimentology

4

GEOL 27540Paleontology

4

GEOL 27555X-Ray Analysis

3

GEOL 27560Optical Mineralogy

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours