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Geology - Bachelor of Arts 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
G 201 3 G 202 3 G 203 3
G 204 1 G 205 1 G 206 1
CH 221 4 CH 222 4 General Elective 4
CH 227 1 CH 228 1    
Total Fall Credits 14 Total Winter Credits 14 Total Spring Credits 13

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4
BA Second Language 101 3-5 BA Second Language 102 3-5 BA Second Language 103 3-5
MTH 251 4 MTH 252 4 MTH 261 or MTH 253 or STAT 451 4
G 318 3 G 312 3 G 314 3
G 319 2 G 313 2 G 315 2
Total Fall Credits 16-18 Total Winter Credits 15-18 Total Spring Credits 16-18

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
BA Second Language 201 3-5 BA Second Language 202 3-5 BA Second Language 203 3-5
PH 211 or PH 201 4 G 324 5 Additional Allied Science + Lab 5
PH 214 1 PH 212 or 202 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
    PH 215 1    
Total Fall Credits 12-14 Total Winter Credits 17-19 Total Spring Credits 15-18

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
G 435 5 G 434 5 Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6
G Upper Division Elective 4 G Upper Division Elective 4 G 485 4
G Upper Division Elective 4 G Upper Division Elective 4 BA Fine & Performing Arts 3-4
Total Fall Credits 13 Total Winter Credits 13 Total Spring Credits 13-14

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • G 205: G 207 (for 2 credits) also available.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Additional Allied Science + Lab: Choose from PH 213 (or 203)/PH 216 or CH 223/229.
  • G Upper Division Elective: See department for approved electives.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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