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September 8, 2008

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Geology - Major Degree Requirements
Core Courses		38 s.h.
	GEOL 120 Planet Earth	3 s.h.
	GEOL 220 Historical Geology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 242 Mineralogy	4 s.h.
	GEOL 275 Geologic Data and Analysis	4 s.h.
	GEOL 314 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 330 Structural Geology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 360 Sedimentary Geology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 370 Geomorphology	3 s.h
	GEOL 382 Intro to Hydrology	3 s.h.
Selections. Take any 2 of the following:
	GEOL 321 Paleontology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 331 Introduction to Engineering Geology	3 s.h.
	GEOL 374 Glaciology and Glacial Geology	3 s.h.
	GEOL 386 The Geochemistry of Natural Waters	3 s.h.
	OCEA 350 Marine Geology	3 s.h.
Capstone: Pick one option
Option A
	GEOL 390 Geoscience Research Techniques	3 s.h.
	ESCI 398 Senior Thesis	3 s.h.
Option B
	GEOL 390 Geoscience Research Techniques	3 s.h.
	GEOL 399 Independent Study	3 s.h.
Option C
	Approved Field Camp	4+ s.h.
Related Work
	CHEM 111-112 General Chemistry I and II (note: GEOL 386 may substitute for CHEM 112)	7-8 s.h.
	MATH 173-174 Calculus I and II (note: STAT 101 may substitute for MATH 174)	7-8 s.h.
	PHYS 103-104 General Physics I and II (non-Calculus) (note: GEOL 380 may substitute for PHYS 104)	6 s.h.

Geology - Minor Degree Requirements
Basic Requirements:		7 s.h
	GEOL 120 Introduction to Geology	3 s.h.
	GEOL 220 Historical Geology	4 s.h.
Electives: select from list below:		11-14 s.h.
	GEOL 201 Environmental Geology	3 s.h.
	GEOL 214 Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 222 Map and Field Geology	3 s.h.
	GEOL 231 Engineering Geology	3 s.h.
	GEOL 242 Principles of Mineralogy I	3 s.h.
	GEOL 321 Paleontology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 330 Structural Geology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 360 Sedimentary Geology	4 s.h.
	GEOL 370 Geomorphology	3 s.h.
	OCEA 350 Marine Geology	3 s.h.
	Total: 19-22 s.h.

No form or signature is necessary to begin, and no advisor has to be assigned; however, we would like to know of your intention once you decide to do a minor. For further information and advisement for the minor, come to the Earth Sciences Department Office, Sci. I, room 209.

NOTE: College rules pertaining to curriculum majors also apply to curriculum minors (overall GP A of at least 2.00 maintained in minor; no Pass/Fail Option grading in courses applied toward minor; residence requirement; etc.)

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