Geosciences - Secondary Major

Requirements for a Secondary Major in Geosciences

Thirty-two semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
GEO 1306The Earth Through Time3
or GEO 1307 Evolution and Extinction
or GEO 1309 Origins of Habitable Worlds
GEO 1106The Earth Through Time, Laboratory1
Select one of the following: 14
The Dynamic Earth
and Dynamic Earth Laboratory
Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
World Oceans
GEO 3344Sedimentary Field Studies 23-4
or GEO 44C3 Capstone Field Experience
GEO 3427Mineralogy4
GEO 3442Field Stratigraphy-Sedimentology4
GEO 3445Structural Geology4
Nine semester hours of 3000-4000 level GEO courses9
A grade of “C” or better in GEO courses used for the major.
Total Hours32-33
1

Majors are encouraged to take GEO 1305 The Dynamic Earthand GEO 1105 Dynamic Earth Laboratory.

2

Equivalent alternate experiences may be approved by request to the department.