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IN GEOLOGY |
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Students who are planning admission to graduate school through this program are expected to complete at least one year each of college chemistry, physics, and mathematics. It is also strongly recommended that students take a summer field course in geology.
| Basic Science | Units | |
| CHEM 115 | Essential Chemistry Concepts | 5 |
| PHYS 111/112 | General Physics I and Laboratory (3/1) or | 4 |
| PHYS 220/222 | General Physics with Calculus I and Laboratory | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Electives in chemistry, physics, and mathematics on advisement to be chosen from CHEM 215, PHYS 121, 230, or 240, or MATH 227 | 3 | |
| Total basic science requirements | 16 | |
| Basic Geology | ||
| GEOL 110 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 115 | Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 120 | Geologic Techniques and Problem Solving | 2 |
| GEOL 420 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEOL 425 | Optical Mineralogy | 1 |
| GEOL 426 | Petrology | 4 |
| GEOL 430 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 440 | Paleontology | 3 |
| GEOL 460 | Stratigraphy | 4 |
| GEOL 695 | Field Methods in Geology | 2 |
| GEOL 698 | Senior Research and Thesis | 2 |
| Total geology requirements | 33 | |
| Geology Electives | ||
| Upper division electives in geology on advisement chosen from courses numbered 400 or higher | 3 | |
| Total geology electives requirement | 3 | |
| Total for the major | 52 | |
