Geology, B.S. (Concentration in Geosciences)

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Freshman Year
Semester 1Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition 3
GEOL 1303
GEOL 1103
Physical Geology
and Physical Geology Laboratory
4
MATH 2413 Calculus I 4
UNIV 1201 Learning in Global Context 2
Creative arts 3
 Semester Credit Hours16
Semester 2
CHEM 1311
CHEM 1111
Gen Inorganic Chemistry I
and Gen Inorganic Chem Lab I
4
ENGL 1302 Rhetoric and Composition 3
GEOL 1302
GEOL 1102
Intro Ocean, Astron & Atmos
and Intro Ocean Astron & Atmos Lab
4
GEOL 1304
GEOL 1104
Historical Geology
and Historical Geology Lab
4
 Semester Credit Hours15
Sophomore Year
Semester 1
HIST 1301 American History to 1877 3
PHYS 1301
PHYS 1101
College Physics I
and Coll Physics I Laboratory 1
4
POLS 2301 Government and Politics of US 3
Lang/Phil/Culture 3
Social/Behavioral 3
 Semester Credit Hours16
Semester 2
GEOG 2472 Intro to Geographic Info Sys 4
HIST 1302 American History since 1877 3
POLS 2302 Government and Politics of TX 3
Communications 3
Elective 3
 Semester Credit Hours16
Junior Year
Semester 1
GEOG/GEOL, adv. 4
GEOL 3445 Oceanography 4
Minor 2 3
Minor 2 3
 Semester Credit Hours14
Semester 2
GEOG 3305 Environmental Geography 3
GEOL 3431 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology 4
GEOG 3450
Field Mapping Cartography
or GIS in Nat Res and Envir Mgmt
4
Minor 2 3
 Semester Credit Hours14
Senior Year
Semester 1
GEOG 4429 Advanced GIS 4
GEOL 3446 Comp Methods in Geosciences 4
Minor, adv. 2 3
Minor, adv. 2 3
 Semester Credit Hours14
Semester 2
GEOG 4435 Remote Sensing 4
GEOL, adv. 4
GEOL 4425 Hydrogeology 4
Minor, adv. 2 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
 Total Credit Hours Required: 120
1

Or PHYS 2325/PHYS 2125. Required for physics minor; recommended for those interested in geophysics.

2

Or any other mathematics, natural science, engineering or computer science course, provided a recognized minor is completed. Courses in other supporting areas may also be substituted with departmental approval. Non-advanced courses may be substituted for those marked “adv.” provided the student will otherwise complete 45 advanced hours including those required in a minor.