Geology

Department: Geology

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(This POE applies to students entering fall 2016)

Core Courses

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
GL 100 Introduction to Physical Geology
3
  
N
  
GL 101 Physical Geology Lab
1
  
N
  
GL 202 Historical Geology
3
 GL 100
N
  
GL 210 Mineralogy
4
 one semester of Chemistry
N
  
GL 300 Petrography
4
 GL 210
N
  
GL 310 Structural Geology
3
 GL 202
N
  
GL 389 Geology Professional Seminar
1
      
GL 240 Field Methods
4
 GL 100
N
 CW
MA 130 Calculus I
4

 

   QM
GL 126 and Environmental Geochemistry
3
 CH 114
N
  
CH 142 and Integrated Chemistry: Principles I
3
 corequisite CH 143
N
  
CH 143 Integrated Chemistry Principles Laboratory I 1 corequisite CH 142 N QS
or
CH 144 Integrated Chemistry: Principles II
3
 CH 142 or permission, corequisite CH 145
N
  
CH 145 Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory II
1
 CH 143, corequisite CH 144
N
 QS

Total credits = 38

Advanced electives and collateral science courses

Students must complete at least 12 credits from among those listed below:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
GL 305 Hydrogeology
3
 GL 100, GL 101, MA 130
N
  
GL 304 Paleobiology of Invertebrates
4
 GL 202
N
  
GL 307 Geophysics
3
 MA 130 & GL 202 pre or coreq
N
  
GL 401 Sedimentology
4
 GL 202 & CH 114
N
  
GL 450 Geology Research
1-6
 Permission of instructor
N
  
MA 230 Calculus II
4
 MA 130
N
  
PC 211 Environmental Physics 3 PC 211L coreq N QM
PC 211L Environmental Physics Lab I
1
 PC 211 coreq
N
  
PC 200 General Physics I
3
 PC 200L coreq
N
 QM
PC 200L General Physics Lab I
1
 PC 200
N
  
PC 201 General Physics II
3
 PC 201L, coreq PC 207
N
 QM
PC 201L General Physics Lab II
1
 PC 201  coreq
N
  
BI 305 Biostatistics
4
  
N
QS
ND.SS 214 Stats for Social Science
4
  
S
QS
MA 220 Introduction to Probability & Statistics
4
  
N
QS

Capstone courses

Students must complete at least one of the following advanced courses as a capstone experience. Completion of a second capstone course may be applied towards the advanced electives requirement.

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
GL 400 Petrology of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks
4
 GL 300
N
  
GL 405 Principles of Stratigraphy
4
 GL 202
N
CW
GL 414 Geologic Research Methods
3
      

NOTES: Students with Geology POEs must include at least 21 credit hours at the 300/400 level from the lists above.

Curricular substitutions

  • PC 202/PC 203 may substitute for PC 200/PC 201