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GEOS-EGEO - Geosciences, Environmental Geology Concentration, B.S.

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Program Overview

Requirements

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Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

  1. English must be taken each semester, except the summer, until this requirement is completed. ENGL 1010-ENGL 1020 may not be dropped. Correspondence credit in ENGL 1010-ENGL 1020 will not be accepted.

  2. The prerequisite for ENGL 1020 is a grade of C or better in ENGL 1010, and the prerequisite for a 2000-level English course is a grade of C or better in ENGL 1020. If a transfer student has completed two semesters of composition and has a grade of D in ENGL 1020, then the student must repeat ENGL 1020 before beginning the literature courses. ESL classes do not satisfy the ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 communication requirement of the general education core, nor do these courses count toward any degree requirements.

Complete ANY of the following Course Sets:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

  1. All students must complete six hours of American History except those students who are majoring in Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, General and Mechanical Engineering.  If the student has not completed one unit of American History in high school, the student will be required to complete 6 semester hours of American History for the deficiency.

Complete ANY of the following Course Sets:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete at least 5 of the following Courses:

Required Environmental Geology Concentration Courses, any 5 of the following courses (17-18 hours) • GEOG 3200 - Water Resources Credit: 3. or • GEOL 3200 - Water Resources Credit: 3. • GEOL 3830 - Field Geology Credit: 4. • GEOG 4150 (5150) - Geomorphology Credit: 4. or • GEOL 4150 (5150) - Geomorphology Credit: 4. • GEOL 4410 (5410) - Remote Sensing Credit: 3. • GEOG 4711 (5711) - Hydrogeology Credit: 4. or • GEOL 4711 (5711) - Hydrogeology Credit: 4. • GEOG 4650 (5650) - Environmental Applications of GIS Credit: 3.

Complete at least 4 of the following Courses:

Environmental Concentration Directed Electives, any 4 of the following courses (12-16 hours) • AGRN 2000 - Soil and the Environment Credit: 3. or • AGRN 3000 - Soils Credit: 4. • BIOL 4610 (5610) - Invertebrate Zoology Credit: 3. • BIOL 4840 (5840) - Limnology Credit: 3. or • WFS 4840 (5840) - Limnology Credit: 3. • CHEM 3005 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Credit: 4. • CHEM 3410 - Quantitative Analysis Credit: 4. • ESS 3000 - Introduction to Environmental Law Credit: 3. • ESS 3710 - Chemistry and the Environment Credit: 3. • GEOL 3550 - Paleoclimates Credit: 4. • GEOL 4300 (5300) - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry Credit: 3. • WFS 4500 (5500) - National Wildlife Policy Credit: 3.

Select one group from:

BIOL1020 and BIOL3130 or

PHYS2010 and PHYS2020

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Note:

1 This course (MSCI1020) is not included in 120-hour curriculum.

2 Take MATH 1710, MATH 1730 or MATH 1910

3 If MATH 1710 was taken, then take MATH 1720; otherwise take a free elective.

Electives (8-11 hours)

Additional free electives are needed to complete the required 120 earned hours.