Minor in Geology

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The minor in Geology offers students interested in the subject either the opportunity to enhance their degree and career goals, or simply follow a passion through maximum flexibility in curriculum by taking a minimum of 22 credits within the discipline. The minor in Geology will provide a framework of Geology with the ability to specialize in an area of interest through selecting 4-5 courses beyond two gateway-foundation courses of interest or that would best support their current degree goals.

Program Requirements: 22 s.h.

Required Courses: 12 s.h.

GEOL 01101 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 01102 - Earth Through Time Credits: 4
Plus any two, 200 level courses.

Additional Elective Requirements: 10 s.h.

The remaining needed credits for the minor are taken as electives from any course offered in the bank below.

GEOL 01105 - Selected Topics in Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 01112 - Motion of Life Credits: 3
GEOL 01110 - Dinosaurs and Their World Credits: 3
GEOL 01111 - Edelman Fossil Park Experience Credits: 4
GEOL 01120 - Earthquakes and Volcanoes Credits: 3
GEOL 01131 - Earth in Transition: The Science of Global Climate Change Credits: 3
GEOL 01133 - Climate, Catastrophes, Civilizations and Collapses Credits: 3
GEOL 01136 - Water Planet: Exploring the Hydrosphere Credits: 3
GEOL 01150 - Voyager: The Exploration of Space Credits: 3
GEOL 01201 - Mineralogy and Petrology Credits: 4
GEOL 01210 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credits: 4
GEOL 01230 - Paleoclimatology Credits: 4
GEOL 01240 - Introduction to Field Methods in Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 01250 - Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions Credits: 4
GEOL 01303 - Advanced Topics in Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 01310 - Geological Laboratory Techniques Credits: 4
GEOL 01311 - Vertebrate Paleontology Credits: 4
GEOL 01312 - Dinosaur Paleontology Credits: 4
GEOL 01313 - Breathing Life into Fossils: The Science of Paleoart Credits: 4
GEOL 01320 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credits: 4
GEOL 01321 - Basin Analysis Credits: 4
GEOL 01331 - Climate Change and the Cryosphere Credits: 4
GEOL 01350 - Advanced Petrology Credits: 4
GEOL 01353 - Geochemistry Credits: 4
GEOL 01410 - Taphonomy Credits: 4
GEOL 01411 - Paleoecology Credits: 4
GEOL 01412 - Macroevolution in the Fossil Record Credits: 3
GEOL 01413 - Paleobiology Credits: 4
GEOL 01421 - Hydrogeology Credits: 4
GEOL 01430 - Climate Variability and Diagnostics Credits: 4
GEOL 01435 - The Ice Ages and Quaternary Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 01455 - Cosmochemistry Credits: 4
GEOL 01470 - Research Experience in Geology Credits: 2

Total Required Credits for the Program: 22 s.h.

Contact Department of Geology for Information