Geology, B.S. - Geophysics with Minor in Mathematics

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Plan of Study Grid
Freshman Year
Semester 1Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition 3
GEOL 1303
& GEOL 1103		 Physical Geology
and Physical Geology Laboratory		 4
HIST 1301 American History to 1877 3
UNIV 1201 Learning in Global Context 2
Creative arts 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Semester 2
ENGL 1302 Rhetoric and Composition 3
GEOL 1304
& GEOL 1104		 Historical Geology
and Historical Geology Lab		 4
HIST 1302 American History since 1877 3
MATH 2413 Calculus I 4
 Semester Credit Hours14
Sophomore Year
Semester 1
CHEM 1311
& CHEM 1111		 Gen Inorganic Chemistry I
and Gen Inorganic Chem Lab I		 4
MATH 2414 Calculus II 4
PHYS 2325
& PHYS 2125		 University Physics I
and University Physics I Lab		 4
POLS 2301 Government and Politics of US 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Semester 2
CHEM 1312
& CHEM 1112		 Gen Inorganic Chemistry II
and Gen Inorganic Chem Lab II		 4
GEOG 2472 Intro to Geographic Info Sys 4
MATH 3320 Differential Equations 3
PHYS 2326
& PHYS 2126		 University Physics II
and University Physics II Lab		 4
 Semester Credit Hours15
Junior Year
Semester 1
GEOL 3370
& GEOL 3170		 Introduction to Geophysics
and Intro to Geophysics Laboratory		 4
GEOL 3409 Mineralogy 4
GEOL 3431 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology 4
MATH, adv. 4
 Semester Credit Hours16
Semester 2
GEOL 3411 Petrology 4
GEOL 3446 Comp Methods in Geosciences 4
GEOL 3481 Structural Geology 4
GEOL 4311 Field Course I (WI) 1 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Senior Year
Semester 1
GEOL 4312 Field Course II (WI) 1 3
GEOL 4375
& GEOL 4175		 Seismology (WI)
and Seismology Laboratory		 4
MATH, adv. 3
Communications 3
Lang/Phil/Culture 3
 Semester Credit Hours16
Semester 2
GEOL 4307
& GEOL 4107		 Applied Geology
and Applied Geology Lab		 4
GEOL 4441 Non-Seismic Geophys. Explor. 4
POLS 2302 Government and Politics of TX 3
Social/Behavioral 3
 Semester Credit Hours14
 Total Credit Hours Required: 120
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