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: GEOL 11103 /GEOL 11101  and GEOL 11343 /GEOL 11331 )

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major/Minor (75-77 hours)

Minor

(none required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (30000-40000 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:

• GEOL 11103 - (was ERSC 1302) Physical Geology

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• GEOL 11101 - (was ERSC 1102) Physical Geology Laboratory

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• GEOL 11343 - (was ERSC 2303) Historical Geology

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• GEOL 11331 - (was ERSC 2103) Historical Geology Laboratory

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• GEOL 32003 - (was ERSC 3320) Field Geology I
• GEOL 31004 - (was ERSC 3410) Mineralogy
• GEOL 31104 - (was ERSC 3411) Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• GEOL 33004 - (was ERSC 3430) Structural Geology
• GEOL 34004 - (was ERSC 3440) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
• GEOL 42003 - (was ERSC 4320) Field Geology II
• GEOL 42203 - (was ERSC 4322) Environmental Geology
• GEOL 47103 - (was ERSC 4371) Engineering Geology
• GEOL 47203 - (was ERSC 4372) Surface Water Hydrology
• GEOL 47304 - (was ERSC 4473) Hydrogeology
• GEOL 41904 - (was ERSC 4419) Geomorphology