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The Bachelor of Science degree is intended for those planning admission to graduate school. As part of their advanced course work, students will take a summer field mapping course and complete a senior thesis that includes written and oral presentation of a final research report. As part of their advanced course work, students will take a summer field mapping course and complete a senior thesis that includes written and oral presentation of a final research report.
| Basic Science | Units | |
| CHEM 115 | Essential Chemistry Concepts | 5 |
| CHEM 215/216 | Quantitative Applied Chemistry and Laboratory | 5 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 227 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 220/222 | General Physics with Calculus I and Laboratory (3/1) and | 8 |
| PHYS 240/242 | General Physics with Calculus III and Laboratory (3/1) or | |
| PHYS 220/222 | General Physics with Calculus I and Laboratory (3/1) and | |
| PHYS 230/232 | General Physics with Calculus II and Laboratory (3/1) | |
| Total basic science requirements | 26 | |
| Geology Requirements | ||
| 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 696 | Field Geology | 5 |
| GEOL 698 | Senior Research and Thesis | 2 |
| Total geology requirements | 38 | |
| Geology Electives | ||
| Upper division electives in geology on advisement chosen from courses numbered 400 or higher | 15 | |
| Total geology electives requirement | 15 | |
| Total for the major | 78 | |
