Geology, Environmental Geology Concentration, B.S.

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General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit. (See Academic Requirements, Regulations, & Policies for details)

University Core (35 hours)

See General Education Requirements . (Geology majors should complete the following for their Laboratory Science core requirement: ERSC 1302 /ERSC 1102 or ERSC 1304 /ERSC 1104 ; ERSC 2303 /ERSC 2103 )

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major/Minor (75-77 hours)

Earth Science Foundation Courses (42 hours)

Electives

(select 15 hours, up to seven of which may be from the non-ERSC courses listed below)

ERSC 3380 - Oceanography
ERSC 3460 - Paleobiology
ERSC 4195 - Internship in Earth Science
ERSC 4295 - Internship in Earth Science
ERSC 4395 - Internship in Earth Science
ERSC 4199 - Special Topics (must be approved)
ERSC 4299 - Special Topics (must be approved)
ERSC 4399 - Special Topics (must be approved)
ERSC 4499 - Special Topics (must be approved)
ERSC 4323 - Geology of Arkansas
ERSC 4353 - Geology and Ecology of Bahamas
ERSC 4371 - Engineering Geology
ERSC 4372 - Surface Water Hydrology
ERSC 4391 - Cooperative Education in Earth Science
ERSC 4419 - Geomorphology
ERSC 4422 - Applied GIS
ERSC 4426 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
ERSC 4473 - Hydrogeology
BIOL 3303 - Principles of Ecology
BIOL 4310 - Evolution
BIOL 4415 - Biometry
CHEM 4342 - Environmental Chemistry
CNMG 3347 - Engineering Soil Mechanics with Lab
PHYS 3320 - Physics of the Earth

Supporting Courses (22-24 hours)

Any one of the following:

Minor

(none required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.

ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology Examination

The department recommends that Geology majors take the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology licensing exam in their senior year or immediately after graduation. The following courses are recommended as preparatory courses for the Fundamentals of Geology exam: