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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Geology, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Geology

Core Courses (36 Hours)

GEOL 111Physical Geology

4
GEOL 112Historical Geology

4
GEOL 301Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

4
GEOL 302Structural Geology

3
GEOL 303Mineralogy & Optical Mineralogy

4
GEOL 313Sedimentation & Stratigraphy

3
CHEM 131General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 133General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
CSCI 210Scientific Computing & Problem Solving

3
MATH 125Calculus I

4
WRIT 307Technical Writing

3

Electives (16 Hours)

Choose sixteen hours of 200-level or higher GEOL courses, including PETR 343
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
*GEOL 306 may be repeated for credit with a maximum of 4 credits applied toward the major.
 

Biology, Chemistry, or Physics (4 Hours)

Choose four hours from the following:
BIOL 101Modern Biology

3
BIOL 102Environmental Biology

3
BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1
BIOL 106Introductory Biology Laboratory II

1
CHEM 132General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 134General Chemistry Laboratory II

1
PHYS 221General Physics I

4
PHYS 222General Physics II

4
CHEM 123 and 124 may be taken in place of CHEM 133 and 134. However, please note that the virtual labs will not fulfill prerequisites for upper-level chemistry courses.

Capstone (4 Hours)

GEOL 411Directed Research

2
GEOL 412Directed Research Writing

2

Total Credit Hours: 56-60