Geology, Environmental Geology Concentration, B.S.

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/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)

Supporting Courses (22-24 hours)

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry I
and
CHEM 1403 - General Chemistry II or
ERSC 4450 - Environmental Geochemistry
PHYS 1321 - College Physics I
and
PHYS 1121 - College Physics I Laboratory
with
PHYS 1322 - College Physics II
and
PHYS 1122 - College Physics II Laboratory
or ERSC 4444 - Geophysics (replacement for lecture and lab)
or
PHYS 2321 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
and
PHYS 2121 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Laboratory
with
PHYS 2322 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
and
PHYS 2122 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Laboratory
or ERSC 4444 - Geophysics ( replacement for 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:

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: