Program: Geology Track I Geology Major - B.S. Degree - State University of New York at Oswego - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 27, 2025

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

Geology Major (73-75 cr)

A. Core Requirements (37 cr)

Select one from the following:
GEO 100 - Physical Geology credit: 3
GEO 115 - Environmental Sustainability credit: 3
OCE 100 - Oceanography credit: 3
GEO 101 - Physical Geology Laboratory credit: 1
GEO 200 - Historical Geology credit: 3
GEO 201 - Historical Geology Lab credit: 1
GEO 310 - Mineralogy credit: 4
GEO 330 - Structural Geology credit: 4
GEO 416 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology credit: 4
GEO 420 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy credit: 4
GEO 440 - Invertebrate Paleontology credit: 4
GEO 481 - Field Geology credit: 6

Select one course from the following:

GEO 399 - Independent Study credit:
GEO 499 - Independent Study credit:
GST 303 - Leadership in Your Field credit: 3 3

B. Elective Requirements (12-14 cr)

Earth’s Chemistry: Select one course from the following:

GEO 410 - Optical Mineralogy credit: 3
GCH 436 - Solid Earth Geochemistry credit: 4
GCH 437 - Earth Surface Geochemistry credit: 4
GCH 438 - Isotope Geochemistry credit: 3

Earth’s Surface: Select one course from the following:

GEO 430 - Hydrogeology credit: 3
GEO 450 - Geomorphology credit: 3

Earth’s Interior: Select one course from the following:

GEO 315 - Earth’s Fury credit: 3
GEO 340 - Geophysics credit: 3
GEO 480 - Tectonics credit: 3
GEO 486 - Field Techniques credit: 3
Select one other geology elective (3-4 cr)

C. Cognate Requirements (24 cr)

CHE 111 - General Chemistry credit: 4
CHE 212 - General Chemistry credit: 4
MAT 210 - Calculus I credit: 4
MAT 220 - Calculus II credit: 4
Select one of the following:
PHY 111 - College Physics I credit: 4
PHY 112 - General University Physics I credit: 4
Select one of the following:
PHY 212 - College Physics II credit: 4
PHY 213 - General University Physics II credit: 4