Earth Science, B.A.
Requirements for a Major in Earth Science (BA)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty-eight or thirty-nine semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses 1 | ||
| GEO 1401 | Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters | 4 |
| or GEO 1402 | World Oceans | |
| or GEO 1405 | The Dynamic Earth | |
| Choose one course and laboratory from the following: | 4 | |
| The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | ||
| Evolution and Extinction and The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | ||
| Origins of Habitable Worlds and The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | ||
| Choose two of the following courses: | 8 | |
| Mineralogy | ||
| Field Stratigraphy-Sedimentology | ||
| Structural Geology | ||
| Upper-Level Geology Electives | 12 | |
| Required Courses in Other Fields | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Precalculus Mathematics | ||
| Sciences | 7-8 | |
Choose either two from Option 1 or one each from Option 1 and Option 2 | ||
| Option 1 | ||
| General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences I | ||
| General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences II | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Descriptive Astronomy | ||
| Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Human Ecology: Our Place in Nature and Human Ecology Lab: Our Place in Nature | ||
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Option 2 | ||
| Introduction to Human Evolution | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology | ||
| Introduction to Meteorology | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science I with Laboratory | ||
| Exploring Environmental Issues and An Introduction to Environmental Analysis (Lab) | ||
| Total Hours | 38-39 | |
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Majors are encouraged to take GEO 1405 The Dynamic Earth.