Geology, 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 and ERSC 2303 / ERSC 2103 )

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major (62-64 hours)

Geology Foundation Courses (35 hours)

ERSC Electives (5 hours)

Select at least 5 hours from any 3000-4000 level ERSC courses (except ERSC 3390 , which may not be counted toward the BS in Geology).

Supporting Courses (22-24 hours)

CHEM 10234 - (was 1402) General Chemistry I
CHEM 14204 - (was 1403) General Chemistry II
or
ERSC 4450 - Geochemistry
PHYS 1321 - College Physics I
PHYS 1121 - College Physics I Laboratory
and
PHYS 1322 - College Physics II
PHYS 1122 - College Physics II Laboratory
or
ERSC 4444 - Geophysics (Replacement for PHYS 1322 and Phys 1122 Lecture and Lab)
OR
PHYS 2321 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
PHYS 2121 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Laboratory
and
PHYS 2322 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
PHYS 2122 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Laboratory
or

ERSC 4444 - Geophysics (Replacement for PHYS 2322 and PHYS 2122 Lecture and Lab)
MATH 1451 - Calculus I
or
MATH 1342 - Applied Calculus I for Business, Engineering Technology, and the Life Sciences

And any one of the following courses:

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 program 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: