Geoscience BS
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FW ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FW ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FC Foundations of Oral Communication | 3 |
| FM MATH 170 Calculus I | 4 |
| FN CHEM 111, 111L General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| FN GEOS 101 Global Environmental Science or FN GEOL 101 Physical Geology | 4 |
| FA Foundations of Arts course | 3 |
| FH Foundations of Humanities course | 3-4 |
| FS ED-CIFS 201 Education, Schooling, and Society (Secondary Education Emphasis) or FS Foundations of Social Sciences course | 3 |
| FS Foundations of Social Sciences course in a second field | 3 |
| CHEM 112, 112L General Chemistry II & Lab | 4 |
| GEOG 360 Intro to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOS 200 Evolution of Western North America | 4 |
| GEOS 212 Water in the West | 4 |
| GEOS 220 Seeing the Unseen: an Intro to Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOS 300 Earth Materials | 4 |
| GEOS 313 Geomorphology | 4 |
| GEOS 314 Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEOS 315 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy | 4 |
| GEOS 357 Computation in the Geosciences | 3 |
| FF GEOS 498 Geosciences Senior Seminar | 2 |
| MATH 175 Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 254 Introduction to Statistics or MATH 361 Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Physics Option I: (Recommended for students planning graduate studies) PHYS 211, 211L-212, 212L Physics I & II with Calculus & Labs Physics Option II: PHYS 111-112 General Physics | 8-10 |
| Geology Emphasis | |
| GEOS 345 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| GEOS 425 Whole Earth Geochemistry | 3 |
| GEOS 482 Experiences in Geoscience Field Studies | 3-6 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 | 0-5 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 10 |
| Total | 120 |
| Geophysics Emphasis | |
| MATH 275 Multivariable and Vector Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 333 Differential Equations with Matrix Theory | 4 |
| GEOS 343 Applied Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOS 420 Digital Signal Processing Applications in Geoscience | 3 |
| GEOS 422 Data Analysis and Geostatistics | 3 |
| GEOS 482 Experiences in Geoscience Field Studies | 3-6 |
| One (1) upper-division GEOS elective | 3-4 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 0-2 |
| Total | 120 |
| Hydrology Emphasis | |
| GEOS 316 Hydrology | 4 |
| GEOS 412 Hydrogeology | 3 |
| GEOS 426 Aqueous Geochemistry | 3 |
| GEOS 482 Experiences in Geoscience Field Studies | 3-6 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-3 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 8-10 |
| Total | 120 |
| Secondary Education Emphasis | |
| GEOG 213 Atmosphere and Weather | 3 |
| GEOS 201 Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| PHYS 104 Life in the Universe or PHYS 105 Stars and Cosmology | 4 |
| STEM-ED 101 Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching | 1 |
| STEM-ED 102 Step 2: Inquiry-based Lesson Design | 1 |
| STEM-ED 210 Knowing & Learning in Math & Science | 3 |
| STEM-ED 220 Philosophical Perspectives on Science and Mathematics | 3 |
| STEM-ED 310 Classroom Interactions | 3 |
| STEM-ED 350 Research Methods | 3 |
| STEM-ED 410 Project-based Instruction | 3 |
| STEM-ED 480 Apprentice Teaching | 6 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 | 0-1 |
| Total | 131-133 |