Geosciences Minor
NSM PEAK
The Geosciences minor is designed to provide students with a background in Earth sciences. Students seeking majors outside of the sciences will gain knowledge and skills for communicating the relevance of Earth systems science to society and human dimensions.
16-20 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)
Minor Requirements
Minor core requirements (7-8 credits):
| GEO-101 | Physical Geology | 3 credits |
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| GEO-150 | Physical Geography | 3 credits |
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| ENV-160 | Physical Environmental Systems | 3 credits |
Complete two of the following (6-8 credits):
| GEO-310 | Earth's Dynamic Climate System | 3 credits |
| GEO-320 | Watershed Hydrology | 3 credits |
| ENV-350 | Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) | 2 credits |
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| PHY-231 | General Physics I | 3 credits |
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| PHY-271 | Analytical Physics I | 4 credits |
Complete one Mathematics course (3-4 credits):
| MAT-125 | Data Analysis and Statistics | 3 credits |
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| MAT-150 | Applied Calculus: a Modeling Approach | 4 credits |
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| MAT-212 | Multiple Regression Analysis | 3 credits |