Planetary Science, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for major in Planetary Science

Geology (24 Hours)

GEOL 111	Physical Geology	4
GEOL 112	Historical Geology	4
GEOL 203	Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy	4
GEOL 302	Structural Geology	3
GEOL 304/GIS 304	Introduction to GIS Mapping & Analysis	3
GEOL 313	Sedimentation & Stratigraphy	3

Physics (20 Hours)

ASTR 105	Introduction to Astronomy	4
ASTR 205	Life in the Universe	3
ASTR 306	Astrophysics	3
PHYS 221	General Physics I	4
PHYS 222	General Physics II	4
PHYS 331	Experimental Physics I	2

Math & Computing Science (11 Hours)

CSCI 115	Computer Programming I	3
MATH 125	Calculus I	4
MATH 224	Calculus II	4

Chemistry (4 Hours)

CHEM 131	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 133	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1

Junior Core (4 Hours)

GEOL 301

Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

4

Capstone (4-5 Hours)

Choose either the Geology Research or Physics Research capstone series.

GEOL 411	Directed Research	2
GEOL 412	Directed Research Writing	2
	Or
PHYS 391	Physics Research Seminar	1
PHYS 491	Physics Research I	2
PHYS 492	Physics Research II	2

Total Credit Hours: 67-68

CSCI 116 and GEOL 201 are strongly encouraged but not required.

Additional suggested courses include: GEOL 306, CHEM 132 & CHEM 134, ASTR 305, PHYS 321, and GIS 305.