Earth Science Certificate of Proficiency

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The Earth Science Certificate of Proficiency is designed to provide students with knowledge about foundational Earth Science concepts and fundamental field and laboratory skills.

18 Credit Hours Total

Required Courses (11 credit hours)

GEOL 11101 - (was ERSC 1102) Physical Geology Laboratory
GEOL 11103 - (was ERSC 1302) Physical Geology
GEOL 11331 - (was ERSC 2103) Historical Geology Laboratory
GEOL 11343 - (was ERSC 2303) Historical Geology
GEOL 32003 - (was ERSC 3320) Field Geology I

Elective Courses (7 credit hours)

Approved 30000 or 40000 level GEOL courses

Example Sequence

Semester 1:
GEOL 11101 GEOL 11101 - (was ERSC 1102) Physical Geology Laboratory
GEOL 11103 GEOL 11103 - (was ERSC 1302) Physical Geology

Semester 2:
GEOL 11331 GEOL 11331 - (was ERSC 2103) Historical Geology Laboratory
GEOL 11343 GEOL 11343 - (was ERSC 2303) Historical Geology
GEOL 32003 GEOL 32003 - (was ERSC 3320) Field Geology I

Semester 3:
GEOL XXXX3 Approved 3 credit GEOL Elective
GEOL XXXX4 Approved 4 credit GEOL Elective