Geological Sciences, Earth Resources Concentration, BS

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General Education Core Requirements


	Level I Competencies

	Basic College Math Reading Comprehension Computer Literacy
	Level II ENL 101 - Composition I ______ ENL 102 - Composition II ______ SPC 101A - Public Speaking ______ SMS ____ (Health) 3 Credit(s) ______ SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______ SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______
	Distribution Sequences (18-20 credits)

	+/* ____ ____ (Lab Science I) 3-4 Credit(s) ______ +/* ____ ____ (Lab Science II) 3-4 Credit(s) ______ HST 101 - World History I ______ HST 102 - World History II ______
	Level III ____ ____ (Literature I) 3 Credit(s) ______ ____ ____ (Literature II) 3 Credit(s) ______
	Distribution Electives (15 credits)

	Among the distribution electives, the student must earn at least 3 but no more than 9 additional semester hours in each of the three divisions.

	Humanities (Division I)

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	Science/Mathematics (Division II)

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	Social Sciences (Division III)

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	(Note: Courses allowable as distribution electives are marked DI, DII, or DIII in the College Catalog.)

	QUANTITATIVE (Q)_____ DIVERSITY (V)_____ WRITING (W)_____

	Level I to be completed in the first 30 credits
	Level II to be completed in the first 53 credits
	Level III to be completed before graduation

Courses in Major (49-50 credits total)

Major Core Courses (31 credits)

GLS 100 - Physical Geology with Lab ______
GLS 102 - Historical Geology ______
GLS 210 - Geomorphology ______
GLS 221 - Mineralogy ______
GLS 322 - Petrology ______
GLS 334 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy ______
GLS 341 - Structural Geology and Tectonics ______
GLS 253 - Geochemistry ______

Major Concentration Courses (9-10 credits)

Choose three courses from the following list:

GLS 222 - Gemology ______
GLS 231 - Global Geochemical Cycles ______
GLS 352 - Petroleum Geology ______
GLS 351 - Economic Geology ______
GLS 356 - Hydrology ______
IDS 366 - Energy and the Environment ______

Major Capstone Courses (9 credits)

† GLS 470 - Field Geology I ______
† GLS 485 - Field Geology II ______
GLS 500 - Senior Research in Geology I ______

Support Courses (9-12 credits total)

Choose one course from the following list:

# And choose two courses from BIO, CHE, PHS, MAT, or ‡ GPH:

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Minor/Free Electives (10 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation.

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Additional Information and Notes

* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

+ Science sequence must be chosen from the following list: BIO 121 /BIO 122 , BIO 131 /BIO 132 , BIO 115H /BIO 116H , CHE 120 /CHE 121 , CHE 130 /CHE 131 , CHE 130 /CHE 212 , PHS 101A /PHS 102A , PHS 211A /PHS 212A , PHS 221 /PHS 222 .

† 6 credits must be earned in any combination of GLS 470 /GLS 485 .

‡ Choose from: GPH 320, GPH 343 , or 421

# Acceptable science electives can be substituted with permission of Department Chairperson.

Exceptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.

Geological Sciences, Earth Resources Concentration, BS

General Education Core Requirements

Competencies

Distribution Sequences (18-20 credits)

Distribution Electives (15 credits)

Humanities (Division I)

Science/Mathematics (Division II)

Social Sciences (Division III)