Requirements
Introductory Courses (9 credits)
- EES 200 Field Studies
- G 201 Dynamic Earth: Interior and G 204 Geology Laboratory
- G 202 Dynamic Earth: Surface and G 205 Geology Laboratory
Students may substitute an Introductory course/lab from the School of Earth, Environment, and Society for G 201/G 204 or G 202/G 205 (i.e. G 203/G 206 Historical Geology, G 301 Geology for Engineers, GEOG 210/GEOG 210L Physical Geography, ESM 220/ESM 220L Introduction to Environmental Systems)
Geology Courses (15 credits)
- G 312 Mineralogy
- G 313 Methods in Mineralogy
- G 314 Petrology
- G 315 Lithology and Petrography
- G 318 Processes in the Surface Environment
- G 319 Processes in the Surface Environment: Methods
Geology Electives (8 credits)
G 320 or higher. This may include up to 4 credits of 300-level mathematics, science, engineering, and/or School of Earth, Environment, and Society (SEES) courses.
400-level Geology Electives
G 410 or higher. This may include up to 12 credits of 400-level mathematics, science, engineering, and/or School of Earth, Environment, and Society (SEES) courses. Students may use up to 4 credits from an approved summer field camp course.
Mathematics and Statistics (8-10 credits)
Mathematics to include one of the following:
- Mth 251Z Differential Calculus
- Mth 211 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I
Statistics to include one of the following:
- Stat 243Z Elementary Statistics I
- Stat 451 Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I
- G 324 Data Management and Analysis and G 324L Lab
- ESM 333 Methods of Data Collection, Analysis, Representation, and Modeling for Environmental Managers and ESM 334 Lab
200-level Chemistry with Labs (8-10 credits)
- Ch 221Z General Chemistry I and Ch 227Z General Chemistry I Laboratory
- Ch222Z General Chemistry II and Ch 228Z General Chemistry II Laboratory
or
- ESM 230 Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry I and ESM 230R Recitation for Environmental Chemistry I
- ESM 231 Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry II and ESM 231L Lab for ESM 231
Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling major requirements.