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Geology - Bachelor of Science 2023-24 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 2023-24 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 CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
G 2013G 2023G 2033
G 2041G 2051G 2061
CH 2214CH 2224BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4
CH 2271CH 2281General Elective4
Total Fall Credits14Total Winter Credits14Total Spring Credits16-17

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4
MTH 2514BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4
G 3183MTH 2524MTH 261 or MTH 253 or STAT 4514
G 3192G 3123G 3143
  G 3132G 3152
Total Fall Credits13Total Winter Credits15-17Total Spring Credits16-17

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4G 3245G Upper Division Elective4
PH 211 or 2014PH 212 or 2024Additional Allied Science + Lab5
PH 2141PH 2151  
G Upper Division Elective4    
Total Fall Credits16-17Total Winter Credits14Total Spring Credits13

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
G 4355G 4345Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6
G Upper Division Elective4G Upper Division Elective4G 4854
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
General Elective4    
Total Fall Credits17Total Winter Credits13Total Spring Credits14

 

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 and 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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