Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

DLM MATH 170 Calculus I

4

DLN CHEM 111, 111L General Chemistry I with Lab

4

DLN GEOS 100 or GEOS 101

4

DLV Visual and Performing Arts

3

DLL Literature and Humanities

3-4

DLS Social Sciences course in a first field

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

CHEM 112, 112L General Chemistry II with Lab

4

GEOPH 201 Seeing the Unseen: an Introduction to Geophysics

4

GEOG 360 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOS 200 Evolution of Western North America

4

GEOS 212 Water in the West

4

CID GEOS 242 Communication in the Earth Sciences

3

GEOS 313 Geomorphology

4

FF GEOS 498 Geology Senior Seminar

1

MATH 175 Calculus II

4

MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers or

MATH 361 Probability and Statistics

3

Physics Option I:

(Recommended for students planning graduate studies)

PHYS 211, 211L-212, 212L Physics I & II with Calculus & Labs

Physics Option II:

PHYS 111-112 General Physics

8-10

Geology Emphasis

GEOS 300 Earth Materials

4

GEOS 314 Structural Geology

4

GEOS 315 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy

4

GEOS 324 Petrography

1

GEOS 345 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

3

GEOS 425 Whole Earth Geochemistry

3

GEOS 482 Geosciences Summer Field Camp

6

Upper-division electives to total 40

4-7

Electives to total 120 credits

7-13

Total

120

Hydrology Emphasis

GEOS 411 Hydrology: Land-Atmosphere Interaction

3

GEOS 412 Hydrology: Flow in Geologic Systems

3

GEOS 426 Aqueous Geochemistry

3

GEOS 486 Geosciences Capstone

3-6

Approved electives (12 of 15 must be upper-division. Approved electives include courses selected to meet an individual student's needs. Students must have a minimum of 40 upper-division (300/400-level) credit hours. See your advisor for assistance.)

15

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0-8

Electives to total 120 credits

7-9

Total

120