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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Geology Track II Environmental Earth Science - B.S. Degree

Geology Major B.S. 56-60 cr

A. Core Requirements (26 cr)

Select one course from the following three:
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 420 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Credit: 4
GEO 430 - Hydrogeology Credit: 3
Select one course from the following four:
GEO 399 - Independent Study Credit: 3
GEO 486 - Field Techniques Credit: 3
GEO 499 - Independent Study Credit: 3
GST 303 - Leadership in Your Field Credit: 3 3

B. Elective Requirements 15-19 cr

Select one from the following:
GCH 437 - Earth Surface Geochemistry Credit: 4
GEO 340 - Geophysics Credit: 3
GEO 399 - Independent Study Credit: 3 (Either in Research or Geographic Information Systems)
GEO 450 - Geomorphology Credit: 3
GEO 499 - Independent Study Credit: 3
Select one course from the following:
BIO 363 - Great Lakes Environmental Issues Credit: 3
CHE 300 - Environmental Science Credit: 3
MET 315 - Weather Disasters Credit: 3
MET 320 - Humans and Atmospheric Change Credit: 3
Select three courses from the following:
BIO 120 - Molecular and Cellular Foundations Credit: 4
BIO 200 - Human Impacts on the Environment Credit: 3
BIO 320 - Introductory Ecology Credit: 3
BIO 400 - Ecosystems and Society Credit: 3
CHE 212 - General Chemistry Credit: 4
CHE 230 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Credit: 3
CHE 331 - Organic Chemistry Credit: 4
MAT 220 - Calculus II Credit: 4
MET 220 - Meteorology for Science Majors II Credit: 3
MET 305 - Climatology Credit: 3
MET 340 - Air Pollution Credit: 3
PHY 111 - College Physics I Credit: 4
ZOO 405 - Limnology Credit: 3

C. Cognate Requirements 15 cr

CHE 111 - General Chemistry Credit: 4
MAT 210 - Calculus I Credit: 4
MAT 318 - Statistics in the Sciences Credit: 3
MET 210 - Meteorology for Science Majors I Credit: 3
MET 211 - Meteorology Science Majors Lab Credit: 1