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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geological Sciences (BS)


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University Requirements:


EOE BS College Requirements:


College Breadth Requirements:


The College Breadth Requirements are taken in addition to the University Breadth Requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College Breadth Requirements. College Breadth courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.  Coursework in each category must represent two different disciplines. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.

*note: three credits in each category below can be used to fulfill the University Breadth requirement

  • Six credits of Creative Arts and Humanities .
    • Understanding and appreciation of the visual and performing arts, of aesthetic forms, designs, or craftsmanship, or of literary, philosophical, and intellectual traditions. Courses may focus on a single aesthetic form or intellectual tradition, or cross-cultural comparisons.
  • Six credits of History and Cultural Change .
    • Understanding of the sources and forces of historical changes in ideas, beliefs, institutions, and cultures. Courses may address social, cultural, intellectual, economic, technological, artistic, scientific, and political development, changes in a discipline, or globalization and its effects.
  • Six credits of Social and Behavioral Sciences .
    • Understanding of the behavior of individuals and social groups in the context of their human and natural environments. Courses emphasize the empirical findings, applications, and methods of the social and behavioral sciences.

Foreign Language:


  • Completion of the intermediate-level course (107,112, or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
    • The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
      • Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination  through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Second Writing Requirement:


This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

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Major Requirements:


A minimum grade of C- is required in each of the Major Requirement courses. The total number of credits for these courses must be at least 45.

*Geology Field Experience Note:


Can be substitued with an approved geology field experience in which the student integrates the components of their geologic studies in an experiential learning environment. Experience MUST include data collection, manipulation of data sets, and reports/field notes. This requirement could be fulfilled by a senior thesis, internship, field camp, study abroad experience, and/or a research experience so long as the above criteria are met.

Geology Electives:


  • Thirteen credits of GEOL 307  or any 400-level or above GEOL courses except for GEOL 422  or GEOL622. 

Electives:


After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

Credits to Total a Minimum of 124


Last Revised for 2020-2021 Academic Year


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