General Geology Program

FRESHMAN YEAR
 

          Fall Semester

Units

 

          Spring Semester

Units

GEI.1 - Oral Communication

3

  GEI.3 - Inter. Comp./Crit. Thinking

3

GEI.2 - Composition 3   GEII.A.2-3 - BIOL 100/L or 101/L 4
GEOL 100/101 4   GEII.A.4 - MATH 150 5
CHEM 200 5   CHEM 201 5
University Seminar (recommended)        
  15     17
         

SOPHOMORE YEAR
 

          Fall Semester

Units

 

          Spring Semester

Units

GEOL 105 Historical Geology

4

  GEOL 224 Petrology 4
GEOL 200 Geol. Inquiry 3   PHYSICS 180B, 182B 4
GEOL 221 Mineralogy 4   STAT 250 3
GEII.A.1 - PHYSICS 180A, 182A 4   GEII.B - Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
      GEII.C - Humanities 3
  15    

17

         

JUNIOR YEAR
 

          Fall Semester

Units

 

          Spring Semester

Units

GEOL 300 Comp. Appl. Geology 3   GEOL 307 Geophysics 4
GEOL 306 Structural Geology 5   GEOL 537 Geobiology 3
GEOL 536 Sed/Strat 3   GEOL 525 Pet. or 530/L Geochem (in Fall) 3
GEIII - American Institutions

3

  GEIV.A/B/C - Explorations

3

      GEII.C - Humanities 3
  14     16
         

SENIOR YEAR
 

          Fall Semester

Units

 

          Spring Semester

Units

GEOL 498A Senior Seminar 1   GEOL 498B Thesis 2
GEOL elective 3   GEII.C - Humanities 3
GEII.B - Social/Behavioral Sciences 3   GEII.C - Humanities 3
American Institutions 3 GEIV.A/B/C - Explorations 3
GEIV.A/B/C - Explorations

3

  GEOL elective 3
GEOL elective 3      
  16     14
         
JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR        
        Summer Semester        
 GEOL 508 4      
  4      
         
                     TOTAL PROGRAM UNITS: 128