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Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology

The Bachelor of Science degree in Geology provides opportunities to prepare for careers in petroleum, mining, water resources, environmental management, governmental agencies, engineering geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and natural resources.

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 125 to 127.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Geology must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements
Communications English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II
Mathematics Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
The core curriculum mathematics requirement is automatically fulfilled in obtaining a B.S. degree in Geology.
Natural Sciences Science (6 semester credit hours)
The core curriculum science requirement is automatically fulfilled in obtaining a B.S. degree in Geology.
Social and Behavioral Sciences United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
World Society and Issues (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

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Degree Requirements

  1. 56 semester credit hours in geology completed with a grade of “C” or better:

    1. 47 semester credit hours of required courses:

      GEO 1103, 1111 Introduction to Earth Systems and Laboratory
      GEO 1123, 1131 Earth History and Laboratory
      GEO 2003, 2011 Mineralogy and Laboratory
      GEO 2023, 2031 Optical Mineralogy and Laboratory
      GEO 3043, 3052 Petrology and Laboratory
      GEO 3063, 3071 Paleontology and Laboratory
      GEO 3083, 3091 Stratigraphy and Laboratory
      GEO 3103, 3111 Structural Geology and Laboratory
      GEO 3123, 3131 Sedimentary Geology and Laboratory
      GEO 3374 Geochemistry
      GEO 4933 Field Geology Part I
      GEO 4943 Field Geology Part II

    2. 9 additional semester credit hours selected from the following (a maximum of 3 semester credit hours from either GEO 4911-3 or 4951-3 may apply to this requirement):

      GEO 3113 Geologic Field Investigations
      GEO 3143, 3151 Economic Geology and Laboratory
      GEO 3163 Oceanography
      GEO 3383 General Geophysics
      GEO 4013 Volcanology
      GEO 4023 Engineering Geology
      GEO 4063 Principles of Environmental Geology
      GEO 4113, 4121 Geomorphology and Laboratory
      GEO 4623 Ground-Water Hydrology
      GEO 4803 X-Ray Crystallography
      GEO 4911-3 Independent Study
      GEO 4951-3 Special Studies in Geology
      GEO 4993 Honors Research

  2. 27 required semester credit hours in the College of Sciences:

    CHE 1103 General Chemistry I
    CHE 1113 General Chemistry II

    CS 1063 Introduction to Computer Programming
    or
    CS 1073 Introductory Computer Programming for Scientific Applications

    ES 2113 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    MAT 1214 Calculus I
    MAT 1223 Calculus II

    Either
    PHY 1603, 1611 Algebra-based Physics I and Laboratory
    PHY 1623, 1631 Algebra-based Physics II and Laboratory
    or
    PHY 1943, 1951 Physics for Scientists I and Laboratory
    PHY 1963, 1971 Physics for Scientists II and Laboratory

  3. 9 semester credit hours of electives

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