Geosciences Major
Requirements for a Major in Geosciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty-nine semester hours including the following: 1 | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| GEO 1306 | The Earth Through Time (or) | 3 |
| or GEO 1307 | Evolution and Extinction | |
| or GEO 1309 | Origins of Habitable Worlds | |
| GEO 1106 | The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | 1 |
| Select one of the following: 2 | 4 | |
| The Dynamic Earth and Dynamic Earth Laboratory | ||
| Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters | ||
| World Oceans | ||
| GEO 3427 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEO 3442 | Field Stratigraphy-Sedimentology | 4 |
| GEO 3445 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEO 4656 | Geophysical Field Training | 4-6 |
| or GEO 46C3 | Capstone Field Experience | |
| or GEO 44C3 | Capstone Field Experience | |
| Concentration | ||
| Complete additional requirements for one concentration | 13 | |
| A grade of "C" or better in GEO courses used for the major | ||
| Total Hours | 37-39 | |