Geoscience, BS

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• CHEM 1403 - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1401 - College Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

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• CS 1093 - Computer Science Concepts Credit Hours: 3 ²

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• GEOL 1253 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3 ²
• GEOL 1251 - Physical Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• GEOL 2653 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3 ²
• GEOL 2651 - Earth Science Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• STEM 1001 - College Preparation For Stem Majors Credit Hours: 1
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• CHEM 1413 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1411 - College Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

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• GEOL 2263 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3 ²
• GEOL 2261 - Historical Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• MATH 2804 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁴
• GEOL 2003 - Geoscience Seminar Credit Hours: 3 ²

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• PHYS 2803 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3 ²
• PHYS 2811 - College Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• PHYS 2903 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3 ²
• PHYS 2911 - University Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3 ²
• UAS 1103 - Introduction To Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 14 Hours

• GEOL 3014 - Geological Field Methods Credit Hours: 4 ²

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• PHYS 2823 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 3 ²
• PHYS 2831 - College Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• PHYS 2923 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3 ²
• PHYS 2931 - University Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• GEOL 2313 - Minerals And Rocks Credit Hours: 3 ²
• GEOL 2311 - Minerals And Rocks Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ²

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• GEOL 3404 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4 ²
• GEOL 4104 - Sedimentary Deposition Credit Hours: 4 ²
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• GEOL 3504 - Petrology Credit Hours: 4 ²
• GEOL 4124 - Sedimentary Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 4 ²
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2 & 3}
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Summer - 0-6 Hours

• GEOL 4406 - Summer Field Geology Credit Hours: 6 (professional concentration only) ²

Senior Year Fall Semester - 14-17 Hours

• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 3 (environmental concentration only) ^{2 & 3}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2 & 3}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2 & 3}
• History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Senior Year Spring Semester - 11-14 Hours

• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 3 (environmental concentration only) ^{2 & 3}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2 & 3}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2 & 3}

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.
2. These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. A grade of C or better is required in all courses in the major.
3. Concentration requirement, 32 hours. In consultation with advisor, select either the professional concentration or the environmental concentration. See requirements below.
4. Prior to graduation students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521  (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .

Professional Concentration 32 Hours

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Environmental Concentration 32 Hours

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