The Bachelor of Science in Geoscience requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 69 s.h. (18 courses) of work for the major (41 s.h. in geoscience courses and at least 31 s.h. in supporting disciplines). The program is designed to prepare students for immediate employment after graduation or to enter a graduate program.

Students must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Program. The department recommends that they fulfill the foreign language requirement with French, German, Russian, or Spanish and the social sciences requirement with an approved course in Economics, Geography, or Anthropology.

Transfer students must complete a minimum of 15 s.h. of course work in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

B.S. Degree Course Requirements

ONE of these:

and ALL of these:

and ONE of these:

and at least 8 s.h. of Calculus, including one of these:

B.S. students complete an additional course in Mathematics (numbered MATH:2700 Introduction to Linear Algebra and above), Computer Science (numbered CS:1110 Introduction to Computer Science and above), or Statistics (numbered STAT:2010 Statistical Methods and Computing and above).

B.S. students must complete the following course work in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology (these are minimum requirements):

At least 8 s.h. of college-level Chemistry is required, including the following, equivalent courses, or more advanced courses; Chemistry courses numbered below CHEM:1110 Principles of Chemistry I cannot be used to satisfy the chemistry requirement for the B.S. in Geoscience.

At least 8 s.h. of college-level Physics is required, as follows; physics courses numbered below PHYS:1511 College Physics I cannot be used to satisfy the physics requirement for the B.S. in Geoscience.

At least one Biology course that includes a laboratory (4 s.h.) is required. Students with an interest in paleontology are encouraged to take BIOL:1411 Foundations of Biology and BIOL:1412 Diversity of Form and Function.

* Geoscience Electives

All B.S. students should take elective courses from the following groups in order to broaden their undergraduate experience and prepare themselves for graduate study or professional employment. Students who have clear career goals are advised to take three or more elective courses from the group that fits their needs most closely. Students also may seek a broad education in geoscience by choosing elective courses from a number of groups.

Quaternary Geology

Environmental Geology

Geochemistry

Tectonics/Petrology

Sedimentary Geology

Paleobiology