2014-2015 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Earth Sciences with a Specialization in Geology, B.S.

Requirements

Required Courses

ESCI 121The Dynamic Earth

3

or

ESCI 131Environmental Geoscience

3

 

ESCI 125The Dynamic Earth Laboratory

1

or

ESCI 135Environmental Geoscience Laboratory

1

 

ESCI 141Earth and Life History

3

ESCI 145Earth and Life History Laboratory

1

ESCI 221Mineralogy

4

ESCI 223Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

4

ESCI 290Field Methods in Geology

2

ESCI 321Structural Geology

4

ESCI 322Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

4

ESCI 360Research Methods in the Earth Sciences

1

ESCI 424Geomorphology

4

In addition, 2 to 4 credits from ESCI 460 or 4 credits from an external geology field camp approved by the Department Chair are required.

The remaining 1 to 3 credits will be selected from:

ESCI 431Introduction to Hydrogeology

4

ESCI 450Environmental and Engineering Geology

3

ESCI 480Internship in Earth Sciences

1 TO 3

ESCI 490Topics in Earth Science

3 TO 4

or

other electives as selected in consultation with the student's advisor

In addition, the following are required:

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3

CHEM 162General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 260Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 201Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1

MATH 152Calculus I

4

MATH 221Calculus II

4

PHYS 125University Physics I

4

PHYS 126University Physics II

4

Total Credit Hours: 36

A minor is not required.