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Applied Environmental Geosciences

Advisors:  Dr. Marek Matyjasik, 626-7726 and  Dr. James R. Wilson, 626-6208.
Bachelor Degree (B.S. or B.A.)
Program Prerequisite: None.
Minor: Not required.

Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in each course required by this major in addition to a minimum cumulative GPA for all courses of 2.0.

Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 84 to 87 of these are required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above) - 31 to 34 of these are required within the major.

Advisement: All Geoscience students are required to meet with a faculty advisor (see above) at least annually for course and program advisement. Call (801) 626-7139 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Admission Requirements: Declare your program of study. There are no special admission or application requirements for this program. Students should meet with an advisor (see above) to plan and declare their program of study.

General Education: Refer to the university catalog for General Education, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Arts requirements. MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080 is recommended for the Quantitative Literacy requirement. The following courses required for the Applied Environmental Geoscience major will also satisfy General Education requirements:   CHEM PS/SI1210, GEO PS/SI1110, GEO PS1060, PHYS PS2010 & PS2010L, and PHYS PS/SI2210 & PS/SI2210/L.

Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. Degree
Required Courses (38 credit hours):
GEO PS1060, Environmental Geosciences (3)
GEO 1065, Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) 
GEO PS/SI1110, Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3)
GEO SI1115, Physical Geology Laboratory (1)
GEO 1220, Historical Geology (4)
GEO 2050, Earth Materials (4)
GEO 3080, Water Resources (3)
GEO 3150, Geomorphology (4)
GEO 3550, Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4)
GEO 4060, Geoscience Field Methods (3).

Select two of the following:**

GEO 3400, Remote Sensing I (4)
GEO 4210, Intro to Geographic Information Systems (4)
GEO 4220, Technical & Applicational Issues in GIS (4)
GEO 4440, Remote Sensing II (4)

Electives Required (12 credit hours)
Select 12 credit hours from the following:

GEO PS/SI1030, Earthquakes & Volcanoes (3) 
GEO PS1130, Introduction to Meteorology (3)
GEO SI3010, Oceanography and Earth Systems (3)
GEO 3060, Structural Geology (4) ##
GEO 3180, Paleontology (4)
GEO 3210, Quaternary Environmental Change (3)
GEO 3250, Geology of Utah (3) 
GEO 3880, Groundwater (4) ##
GEO 4010, Ancient Environments & Paleoecology (3)
GEO 4100, Engineering Geology (3) ##
GEO 4150, Environmental Assessment (3) ##
GEO 4300, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
GEO 4510, Geology Field Camp (4)
GEO 4550, Geochemistry (3)
GEO 4630, Global Tectonics (3)
GEO 4750, Special Topics in Geosciences (1-4) 
GEO 4800, Independent Study (1-3) *
GEO 4970, Senior Thesis (2)*

or any of the following not taken as part of the core:
GEO 3400, Remote Sensing I (4)
GEO 4210, Intro to Geographic Information Systems (4)
GEO 4220, Technical & Applicational Issues in GIS (4)
GEO 4400, Remote Sensing II (4)

or one of the following courses:

BTNY 3214, Soils (4)
CHEM 2310, Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 3000, Quantitative Analysis (3)
GEOG 4410, Land Use Planning Techniques (3)
GEOG 4420, Advanced Planning Techniques (3)
MICR 3484, Environmental Microbiology (4)

* No more than 4 combined credit hours from GEO 4800 and GEO 4970 may be counted toward the major requirements.

Support Courses Required (37 credit hours):

BTNY LS1203, Plant Biology (3),
or BTNY SI2104, Plant Form and Function (4),
or BTNY SI2114, Evolutionary Survey of Plants (4). 
CHEM PS/SI1210/SI1220, Principles of Chemistry (10)
ENGL 2100, Technical Writing (3)
MATH QL1040, Introduction to Statistics (3)
PHYS PS/SI2010/SI2020 General Physics (8),
and PHYS/SI2010/SI2020,
or PHYS PS/SI2210 & SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10),

either:
MATH QL1050, College Algebra (4)
and Math 1060, Trigonometry (3)

or Math QL 1080, Precalculus (5). *

*Students planning to attend graduate school in the Geosciences should also consider taking MATH 1210-1220, Calculus I and II (8).

# Students planning to attend graduate school in the Geosciences should consider taking PHYS PS/SI2210-PS/SI2220, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, instead of the General Physics series (PHYS PS/SI2010-PS/SI2020).

** Students planning a career or advanced degree in the mapping sciences (geospatial applications) should consider completing the Certificate program, Geomatics: Applied Mapping Sciences.

## Students planning a career or advanced degree in geotechnical applications should consider taking GEO 3060, 3880, 4100, and 4150 as electives.

Suggested Course Sequence

The following suggested course sequence is provided to assist students in planning their schedules. Use this only as a guideline and be sure to consult with an advisor.