Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology
Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their 
college catalog.
Core Program (39 credit hours in geosciences; 25-29 credit hours in related disciplines):
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
| GEO 165 |
Geology I |
3 |
| GEO 169 |
General Geology Lab |
1 |
| GEO 210 |
Geology II |
3 |
| GEO 370 |
Structural Geology |
4 |
| GEO 411 |
Mineralogy |
4 |
| GEO 421 |
Petrology |
4 |
| GEO 459 |
Seminar in Geosciences |
1 |
| GEO 461 |
Field Geology |
3 |
| GEO 3XX/4XX |
Elective courses (excludes Internship, Lab Supervision, and more than 2 credit hours of Directed Study; may include up to 4 credit hours in Geographic Information Systems courses) 16 |
| MATH 120-121 |
Survey of Calculus I & II |
5 |
| or MATH 122-123 |
University Calculus I & II |
8 |
CHEM 115-116
and CHEM 125-126 |
General Chemistry I & II and Labs |
8 |
PHYS 121-123
and PHYS 122-124 |
College Physics I & II and Labs |
8 |
or PHYS 230-231
and PHYS 232-233 |
University Physics I & II and Labs |
10 |
A course in Statistics at the 200 level or higher
|
3 |
Geosciences Honors Track:
Includes B.S in Geology core program described above, but with the following stipulations for GEO 3XX/4XX electives: 16 credit hours to include GEO 471 Senior Thesis and STAT 250 Statistics for the Sciences. Recommended courses are GEO 445 Internship (up to 4 credit hours) and GIS courses (up to 6 credit hours).