Geology, BS, Energy Resources Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science in Geology	120
Career Opportunities:
Oil and gas industry, mining and mineral industry, geospatial consulting companies, government agencies
Note(s):
¹ Students who meet criteria set by the Department of Mathematics may register for MATH 270 upon entry. Those who do not meet these qualifications must take MATH 143 . Students are advised to complete this course in the summer semester prior to freshman year. NOTE: Most graduate programs and many professional careers require the second calculus course. ² With approval of the Geology Program, TWO of the following may be substituted for MATH 301 : STAT 427G , STAT 428G , or ENVS 455G and ENVS 464G provided that the student satisfies core curriculum requirements by taking six credit hours of mathematics.

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 111 - Introduction to the Earth Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 112 - History of the Earth Credit Hours: 4
MATH 270 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4 ¹
MATH 301 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4 ²

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses.

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 304 - Vocabulary Development Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 365 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 291 - Elementary Mineralogy Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 292 - Elementary Petrology Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 3

Biology (4 credit hours)

Choose any BIOL course in consultation with academic advisor.

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Junior Year (29 credit hours)

GEOL 314 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 330 - Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 339 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 363 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credit Hours: 3
or GEOL 491 - Micropaleontology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 341 - Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 410G - Subsurface Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 431G - Introduction to Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 400 - Summer Field Camp Credit Hours: 6 (Summer Session)
GEOL 420G - Geophysics Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 430G - Seismic Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 435G - Analysis of Geologic Data Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 456G - Basin Analysis and Petroleum System Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 499 - Geology Seminar Credit Hours: 2

Geology (6 credit hours)

Choose from any GEOL or ENVS 300/400-level course in consultation with academic advisor.

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 270 MATH 301	PHYS 207 PHYS 208 Any BIOL	ECON 300 and Choose 3 cr from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	ENGL 365	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Geology, BS, Energy Resources Concentration

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Biology (4 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (29 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Geology (6 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Geology, BS, Energy Resources Concentration

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Biology (4 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (29 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Geology (6 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum