Geology, B.A.

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Rhawn Denniston, Drew Muscente, Emily Walsh (chair)

Requirements

A minimum of 12.5 courses, one of which must be GEO 111 OR GEO 114

GEO 212 - Mineralogy (1)
GEO 214 - Tectonics (1)
GEO 224 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (1)
GEO 306 - Igneous Petrology (1)
GEO 320 - Hydrogeology (1)
GEO 326 - Paleontology (1)
GEO 322 - Advanced Paleoclimatology (1)
GEO 485 - Geological Research Departmental Capstone Experience

A Field Class

Such as

GEO 255 - Modern/Ancient Carb Systems (1)
GEO 329 - The Geology of New Zealand (in New Zealand) (1)
An accredited summer field camp

A 300-level Specialty Course

GEO 317 - Quantitative Paleobiology (1)
GEO 325 - The Origin of Mountains (1)

Two (2) Quarter Credits

In GEO 511 in association with the (1) construction of a capstone research proposal and (2) construction and delivery of a public presentation of the capstone results.

Supporting Coursework

Chemistry, physics, and mathematics is strongly recommended, including

CHE 121 - Chemical Principles I (1) -CHE 122 - Chemical Principles II (1) OR CHE 161 - Accelerated General Chemistry (1)
MAT 121 - Calculus of a Single Variable (1)
MAT 122 - Calculus of Several Variables (1)
PSY 161 -PHY 162 OR PHY 141 -PHY 142

Teaching Certification:

Students who are interested in pursuing K-12 certification to teach science should seek admission to the Teacher Education Program. See the Education department section for application and certification information.

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