The Geology major requires 44-45 credits in geology and non-geology requirements completed with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher, plus 21-25 additional credits for specific tracks. The General Education requirements must also be completed: Category II.A.1 (8 credits) and Category I.C (4 credits) are satisfied by requirements in the Geology major; category II.A.2 is waived because of 8 credits in II.A.1. Geology majors are advised to take either WRIT 312 History of Science or CHEM 301 Professional Ethics for Scientists to fulfill Category I.D, Advanced Composition.

The following core courses are required for the both the General Geology and Environmental Geology Tracks:

GEOL 121- Physical Geology (4 credits)
GEOL 123- Historical Geology (4)
GEOL 321- Structural Geology (4)
GEOL 331- Mineralogy (4)
GEOL 443- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4)
GEOL 489- Introduction to Research (1)
GEOL 492- Introduction to Field Methods (2)
GEOL 499- Regional Geology (2) [pre-req: GEOL 489]
CHEM 110-111- General Chemistry I and II (4,4)
MATH 273- Calculus I (4)
One of:
    MATH 274- Calculus II (recommended for those planning graduate study) or
    MATH 231- Basic Statistics (3) or
    COSC 165- Virtual Basic (3)
PHYS 211 or 241- General Physics I (4)

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