Advisor: Dr. Jeffery Eaton, (801) 626-6225
Bachelor Degree (B.S. or B.A.)  
Program Prerequisite: None
Minor: Required for Option A; Not required for Option B*.

Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in courses required for this major in addition to an overall GPA for all courses of 2.00 or higher.

Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 69 to 71 of these are required within the major for Option A, and 75 to 77 of these are required in the major for Option B. A total of 40 upper division credit hours are required (courses numbered 3000 and above) - 29 to 32 of these are required within the major for Option A, and 35 to 38 are required within the major for Option B.

Advisement: All Geology students are required to meet with a faculty advisor (jeaton) at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 626-7139 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.

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

Core and 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 Geology major will also satisfy General Education requirements: Chem PS/SI1210, Geosci PS/SI1110, Phsx PS/SI2010 & PS/SI2010L; or PS/SI2110, & Phsx PS/SI2210/L.

* Students may benefit from having a minor in such fields as: chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, geospatial analysis, or a life science.

Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. Degree
Geosciences Courses Required (35 credit hours):

Geosci PS1110, Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3)
Geosci 1115, Physical Geology Laboratory (1)
Geosci 1220, Historical Geology (4)
Geosci 2050, Earth Materials (4)
Geosci 3060, Structural Geology (4)
Geosci 3150, Geomorphology (4)
Geosci 3550, Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4)
Geosci 4060, Geoscience Field Methods (3)
Geosci 4300, Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (4)
Geosci 4510, Summer Field Camp (4)

Electives Group
Option A - Select 9 hours from the following courses and complete a minor
Option B - Select 15 hours from the following courses

Geosci PS1060, Environmental Geosciences (3)
Geosci 1065, Environmental Geosciences Laboratory (1)
Geosci 3010, Oceanography and Earth Systems (3)
Geosci 3080, Water Resource (3)
Geosci 3180, Paleontology (4)
Geosci 3210, Quaternary Environmental Change (3)
Geosci 3400, Remote Sensing I (4)
Geosci 3880, Groundwater (4)
Geosci 4010, Ancient Environments & Paleoecology (3)
Geosci 4100, Engineering Geology (3)
Geosci 4150, Environmental Assessment (3)
Geosci 4210, Introduction to Computer Mapping and GIS (4)
Geosci 4220, Technical and Application Issues in GIS (4)
Geosci 4400, Remote Sensing II (4)
Geosci 4550, Geochemistry (3)
Geosci 4630, Global Tectonics (3)
Geosci 4750, Special Topics in Geosciences (1-4)
Geosci 4800, Independent Study (1-3) $
Geosci 4970, Senior Thesis (2) $

or up to two of the following courses from related areas:

Botany 3214, Soils (4)
Chemistry 2310, Organic Chemistry I (5)
Chemistry 3000, Quantitative Analysis (3)
Geogr 4410, Land Use Planning Techniques (3)
Geogr 4420, Advanced Planning Techniques (3)
Micro 3484, Environmental Microbiology (4)

Support Courses Required (25-27 credit hours):

Chem PS/SI1210 & SI1220, Principles of Chemistry (10)
Phsx PS/SI2010/SI2020, General Physics (8) & Phsx PS/SI2010Lab/SI2020Lab (2)
Phsx PS/SI2210/PSI2220, Physics for Scientists & Engineers & Phsx PS/SI2210Lab/SI2220Lab, (2) **

either Math QL1050, College Algebra (4)
& Math 1060, Trigonometry (3)
or Math QL1080, Precalculus (5) **

$ No more than four combined credit hours from Geosci 4800 and Geosci 4970 may be counted toward the major requirements.

*Students planning to attend graduate school in Geology should also take Math 1210-1220, Calculus I and II (8).

** Students planning to attend graduate school should take Phsx PS/SI2210/PSSI2210Lab -SI2220/SI2220Lab, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, instead of the General Physics series (Phsx PS/SI/2010/PS2010/Lab -SI2020/SI2020Lab).

The physical chemistry sequence, Chem 3410-3420 (8), is recommended for students planning advanced study in geochemistry, mineralogy, or mineral deposits. Advanced work in paleontology, stratigraphy, or related fields would benefit from course work in zoology or botany.

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.