Earth Science B.S.: Environmental Earth Science Specialization B.S.

A minor is not required with this major.

Requirements

Geological Sciences Core (18 credits)

Required Courses

GSCI 121	The Dynamic Earth	3
	or
GSCI 131	Environmental Geoscience	3
GSCI 125	The Dynamic Earth Laboratory	1
	or
GSCI 135	Environmental Geoscience Laboratory	1
GSCI 141	Earth and Life History	3
GSCI 145	Earth and Life History Laboratory	1
GSCI 221	Mineralogy	4
GSCI 223	Stratigraphy and Sedimentology	4
GSCI 290	Field Methods in Geology	2

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 following 18 credits are also required as follows:

GSCI 129

Introduction to Meteorology

4

The remaining 14 credits will be selected from:

GSCI 424	Geomorphology	4
GSCI 425	Glacial and Quaternary Geology	3
GSCI 431	Introduction to Hydrogeology	4
GSCI 450	Environmental and Engineering Geology	3
BIO 132	Introductory Ecology	3
BIO 434	Ecology of Inland Waters	4
BIO 436	Environmental Resources and Management	3
BIO 438/BIO 538	Aquatic Pollution	4
CHEM 406	Environmental Chemistry	3
CHEM 456	Toxicology	3
GSCI 350	Computer Methods in the Geological Sciences	3
GSCI 441	Environmental Geochemistry	3
GSCI 455	Energy Science and Technology	3

In addition the following 22-24 credits are required:

CHEM 161	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 162	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 201	Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	1
	and
CHEM 260	Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry	3
	or
BIO 121	General Biology I	4
MATH 152	Calculus I	4
	or
MATH 124	Applied Calculus with Trigonometry	4
	or
MATH 119	Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry	4
	or
MATH 115	Trigonometry	3
MATH 221	Calculus II	4
	or
MATH 125	Applied Calculus	3
	or
MATH 116	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	3
	or
STAT 104	Elementary Statistics	3
PHYS 125	University Physics I	4
	or
PHYS 121	General Physics I	4
PHYS 126	University Physics II	4
	or
PHYS 122	General Physics II	4