Geology, Environmental Geology Concentration, B.S.

Core Areas A, B, C, D, and E: 42 Hours

(Note: Core Area A must include the following course and Core Area D must follow Option II)

• MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0

Core Area F: 18 Hours

• GEOL 1121 - Introductory Geosciences I: Physical Geology 3
• GEOL 1121L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1
• GEOL 1122 - Introductory Geosciences II: Historical Geology 3
• GEOL 1122L - Historical Geology Laboratory 1
• CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I 3
• CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1

Required courses for the major: 26-27 Hours

• GEOL 3004 - Field Geology and Geologic Mapping 4
• GEOL 3014 - Mineralogy and Crystallography 4
• GEOL 3603 - Environmental Geology 3
• GEOL 4082 - Geological Problems 1.0 - 3.0

• (and)

• GEOL 4083 - Environmental Geochemistry 3 (or)
• GEOL 4014 - Geochemistry 4

• (and)

• GEOL 4084 - Hydrogeology 4
• GEOL 4093 - Risk Assessment 3
• GEOL 4501 - Geology Seminar 1

• (and)

• GEOG 2202 - Environmental Science 3 (or)
• GEOG 2505 - Human Impacts on the Environment 3

Supporting Courses: 11-23 Hours

• BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology I 3 (if not taken in core)
• BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology II 3 (if not taken in core)
• CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 (if not taken in core)

• (and)

• CHEM 3310K - Analytical Chemistry 4 (or)
• CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 3

• (and)

• MATH 1634 - Calculus I 4 (if not taken in core)
• MATH 2063 - Introductory Statistics 3 (if not taken in core)

Approved Electives: 10-30 Hours

• GEOL 2002 - Applied Computing for Geosciences 2
• GEOL courses numbered 3000 or greater
• GEOG 2202 - Environmental Science 3
• GEOG 2505 - Human Impacts on the Environment 3
• GEOG 2553 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences 3
• GEOG 3405 - Geographies of Sustainability 3
• GEOG 3563 - Remote Sensing and GIS Integration 4
• GEOG 3800 - Biogeography 3
• GEOG 3900 - Ecological Climatology 3
• GEOG 4103 - Geography of Soils and Water 3
• GEOG 4400 - Energy and Sustainability 3
• GEOG 4553 - Geographic Information System 4
• CHEM 3310K - Analytical Chemistry 4
• CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 3
• CHEM 2411L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1
• CHEM 2422 - Organic Chemistry II 3
• CHEM 2422L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1
• CHEM 3010 - Law and Administration of Chemicals 3
• MATH 2654 - Calculus III 4
• MATH 3303 - Ordinary Differential Equations 3
• MATH 3353 - Methods of Applied Mathematics 3
• BIOL 3134 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4
• BIOL 4424 - Wildlife Habitat Ecology 4
• BIOL 4440 - Aquatic Ecology 4
• BIOL 4450 - Terrestrial Ecology 4