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GEOSCIENCES (GEOS)

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY CONCENTRATION (EGEO)

(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Freshman Year sem. hrs. Sophomore Year sem. hrs.
GEOL 10201 Field Experiences in the Geosciences 1 GEOL 2500 Geologic Fundamentals 3
GEOL 1040 The Dynamic Earth 4 One required course from Environmental Geology concentration 3-4
GEOL 1045 Earth Environment, Resources, and Society 4 PHYS 2010, 2020 or BIOL 1020, 3130 8
ENGL 1010 Writing I 3 MATH 3070 Statistical Methods I 3
ENGL 1020 Writing II 3 Humanities/Fine Arts Electives 6
CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I 4 ENGL 2130, 2230, or 2330 3
CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II 4 GEOG 4510 Theory of GIS, I 3
HIST 2010 American History I 3    
HIST 2020 American History II 3    
MATH2 3-5    
Total  32-34 Total  29-30
Junior Year sem. hrs. Senior Year sem. hrs.
Social/Behavioral Science Electives 6 GEOL 4930 Senior Thesis 3
SPCH 2410 Introduction to Speech Communication 3 GEOL 4931 Senior Thesis 3
Required courses from Environmental Geology concentration 13-15 Required course from Environmental Geology concentration 3-4
Directed Electives from Environmental Geology Concentration 3-4 Directed Electives from Environmental Geology Concentration 3
MATH or Free Elective3 3 Free Electives 13-17
Total  28-31 Total 25-30

1 This course not included in 120-hour curriculum.
2  MATH 1130, 1730, or 1910
3  If MATH 1130 was taken then take MATH 1720; otherwise take a free elective.

Required Environmental Geology Concentration Courses (21 hours)
GEOL 3200 Water Resources 3
GEOL 4100 Environmental Sedimentology 4
GEOL 4150 Geomorphology 4
GEOL 4410 Remote Sensing 3
GEOG 4650 Environmental Applications of GIS 3
GEOL 4711 Hydrogeology 4

Environmental Concentration Directed Electives, any three of the following nine courses, (9 hours)
GEOG 1010 Weather and Climate
3
GEOL 2000 Earth Evolution and Life History
3
AGRN 2210 Soils
3
AGET 3510 Agricultural Surveying
3
CHEM 3710 Chemistry and the Environment
3
AGRN 4230 Soil Classification
3
BIOL 4240 Systematic Botany
3
BIOL 4740 Pollution Microbiology
3
WFS 4500 National Wildlife Policy
3
 
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