Geosciences - Secondary Major
Requirements for a Secondary Major in Geosciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty-two semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| GEO 1306 | The Earth Through Time | 3 |
| or GEO 1307 | Evolution and Extinction | |
| or GEO 1309 | Origins of Habitable Worlds | |
| GEO 1106 | The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | 1 |
| GEO 1401 | Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters 1 | 4 |
| or GEO 1402 | World Oceans | |
| or GEO 1405 | The Dynamic Earth | |
| GEO 3344 | Sedimentary Field Studies 2 | 3-6 |
| or GEO 46C3 | Capstone Field Experience | |
| GEO 3427 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEO 3442 | Field Stratigraphy-Sedimentology | 4 |
| GEO 3445 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| Nine semester hours of 3000-4000 level GEO courses | 9 | |
| A grade of “C” or better in GEO courses used for the major. | ||
| Total Hours | 32-35 | |
- 1
Majors are encouraged to take GEO 1405 The Dynamic Earth.
- 2
Equivalent alternate experiences may be approved by request to the department.