Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences
1. Specific Courses Required for this degree
A. REQUIRED COURSES (15 CREDIT HOURS):
- GSCI 109 Dynamic Earth (4 credits)
- GSCI 112 Earth History (4 credits)
- GSCI 201 Intro Cartography and GIS (3 credits)
- GSCI 350 Geology Excursion (2 credits)
- GSCI 450 Senior Capstone in Geosciences (2 credits)
B. A MINIMUM OF 2 COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING (7 to 8
CREDITS):
- GSCI 307 Biogeography (3 credits)
- GSCI 311 Climatology (4 credits)
- GSCI 321 Geomorphology w/ Env Applic (4 credits)
- GSCI 330 Nature and Properties of Soils (4 credits)
- GSCI 411 Mountain Geography (3 credits)
- GSCI 421 Glacial and Periglacial Geog (3 credits)
C. A MINIMUM OF 2 COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING (7 to 9
CREDITS):
- GSCI 331 Macro and Optical Mineralogy (5 credits)
- GSCI 371 Structural Geology (4 credits)
- GSCI 343 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4 credits)
- GSCI 433 Environment Geochemical Model (3 credits)
- GSCI 440 Groundwater (4 credits)
D. A MINIMUM OF 2 COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING (5 TO 8
CREDITS):
- GSCI 212 Nat Res Mgt on Public Lands (3 credits)
- GSCI 300 World Geography (3 credits)
- GSCI 420 Remote Sensing (4 credits)
- BIOL 330 Ecology (4 credits)
- BIOL 314 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
- BIOL 468 Vegetation and Habitat Management (2 credits)
E. A MINIMUM OF 1 COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (3 CREDIT
HOURS):
- ECON 256 Microeconomic Principles (3 credits)
- BUS 384 Natural Resources Water Law (3 credits)
- SOC 425 Environment and Society (3 credits)
E. COMPLETION OF REQUIRED SUPPORT COURSES (21 Credit Hours):
- BIOL 209 General Biology I/Lab (5 credits)
- CHEM 111 Introductory Chemistry/Lab (5 credits) and
- CHEM 112 Intro to Organic and Biological Chemistry (5 credits)
OR - CHEM 131 General Chemistry / Lab (5 credits) and
- CHEM 132 General Chemistry / Lab (5 credits)
- MATH 106 College Algebra (3 credits)
- MATH 110 Intro to Statistics (3 credits)
Total Credit Hours 58-64
A MINOR IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
