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Bachelor's Degrees

Earth Science B.A./B.S.

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the major must meet the following School requirements:

Introductory Courses (9 credits)

EES 200Field Studies

1
G 201Dynamic Earth: Interior

3
G 204Geology Laboratory

1
G 202Dynamic Earth: Surface

3
G 205Geology Laboratory

1

Students may substitute an Introductory course/lab from the School of Earth, Environment, and Society for G 201/G 204 or G 202/G 205 (i.e. G 203/G 206, G 301, GEOG 210/GEOG 210L, ESM 220/ESM 220L)

Geology Courses (15 credits)

G 312Mineralogy

3
G 313Methods in Mineralogy

2
G 314Petrology

3
G 315Lithology and Petrography

2
G 318Processes in the Surface Environment

3
G 319Processes in the Surface Environment: Methods

2

300-level Geology Electives (8 credits)

G 320 or higher. This may include up to 4 credits of 300-level mathematics, science, engineering, and/or School of Earth, Environment, and Society (SEES) courses.

400-level Geology Electives

G 410 or higher. This may include up to 12 credits of 400-level mathematics, science, engineering, and/or School of Earth, Environment, and Society (SEES) courses. Students may use up to 4 credits from an approved summer field camp course.

Mathematics and Statistics (8-10 credits)

Mathematics to include one of the following:

Mth 251ZDifferential Calculus

4
Mth 211Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics I

4

Statistics to include one of the following:

Stat 243ZElementary Statistics I

4
 
Stat 451Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I

4
  
G 324Data Management and Analysis

5
G 324LLab for G 324

0
 
ESM 333Methods of Data Collection, Analysis, Representation, and Modeling for Environmental Managers

4
And
ESM 334Methods of Data Collection, Analysis, Representation, and Modeling for Environmental Managers Lab

2

200-Level Chemistry with Labs (8-10 credits)

Ch 221ZGeneral Chemistry I

4
Ch 227ZGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

1
Ch 222ZGeneral Chemistry II

4
Ch 228ZGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

1
 
or
  
ESM 230Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry I

4
ESM 230RRecitation for Environmental Chemistry I.

0
ESM 231Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry II

4
ESM 231LLab for ESM 231

0

200-Level Physics or Biology with Labs (8-10 credits)

Pick any two of the following:

Ph 201General Physics

4
Ph 214Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231

1
or
Ph 211General Physics (with Calculus) I

4
Ph 214Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231

1
 
Ph 202General Physics

4
Ph 214Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231

1
or
Ph 212General Physics (with Calculus) II

4
Ph 215Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 or Ph 232

1
  
Bi 201Fundamentals of Biology: Cells, Genes and Heredity

3
Bi 204Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory: Cells, Genes and Heredity

1
 
Bi 202Fundamentals of Biology: Ecology, Conservation, and Health

3
Bi 205Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory: Ecology Conservation and Health

1
 
Bi 203Fundamentals of Biology: Evolution and Diversity of Life

3
Bi 206Fundamentals of Biology Lab: Evolution and Diversity of Life

1
 
Bi 207Biology for Allied Health I

4
Bi 207LBiology for Allied Health Lab I

0
 
Bi 208Biology for Allied Health: Evolution and Diversity of Life

4
Bi 208LBiology for Allied Health Lab II

0
 
Bi 209Biology for Allied Health: Anatomy and Physiology Systems

4
Bi 209LBiology for Allied Health Lab III

0
 
Bi 211Principles of Biology: Biology of Cells

4
Bi 214Principles of Biology Lab I

1
  
Bi 212Principles of Biology: The biology of organisms

4
Bi 215Principles of Biology Lab II

1
 
Bi 213Principles of Biology: Evolution and ecology of living organisms

4
Bi 216Principles of Biology Lab III

1

Total Credit Hours: 76-82

Courses must be taken as graded (A-F). Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling the School major requirements.