Geology: Paleontology Concentration, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Geology: Paleontology Concentration

The Paleontology Concentration requires a minor in Biology.

Core Courses (35 Hours)

GEOL 111	Physical Geology	4
GEOL 112	Historical Geology	4
GEOL 303	Mineralogy & Optical Mineralogy	4
GEOL 302	Structural Geology	3
GEOL 313	Sedimentation & Stratigraphy	3
CHEM 131	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 132	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 133	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM 134	General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CSCI 210	Scientific Computing & Problem Solving	3
MATH 223	Statistics for Natural & Social Sciences	3
WRIT 307	Technical Writing	3

Paleontology Core (18 Hours)

GEOL 104	Dinosaurs	3
GEOL 105	Dinosaur Lab	1
GEOL 322	Invertebrate Paleontology	3
PETR 216	Petrophysics	3
BIOL 101	Modern Biology	3
BIOL 102	Environmental Biology	3
BIOL 105	Introductory Biology Laboratory I	1
BIOL 106	Introductory Biology Laboratory II	1

Junior Core (4 Hours)

GEOL 301

Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

4

Capstone (4 Hours)

GEOL 411	Directed Research	2
GEOL 412	Directed Research Writing	2

Total Credit Hours: 61