The General Geology Track of the Geology Major prepares students for entry level employment with government and the private sector.  It is also recommended for those planning graduate study in fields such as Structural Geology, Petrology, and Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.

General Geology Track  (Core + 21-23 Credits)

I.  Required Geology Core Courses (44-45 credits)

II. Additional Required Courses (15 credits):

• GEOL 333 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
• GEOL 441 Optical Mineralogy and Petrography (4)
• GEOL 451 Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks (3)
• PHYS 212 or 241 General Physics II (4)

• GEOL 305 Environmental Geology (4)
• GEOL 357 Physical Oceanography (3)
• GEOL 415 Hydrogeology (4)
• GEOL 4XX Geochemistry (3)
• GEOG 315 Geomorphology (4)
• GEOG 412 Introduction to GIS (3)

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