Geology B.S. - 4 Year Plan of Study

Semester 1 (Fall)

• ✳️  CHM 2045 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 3
• ✳️  ESC 2000 - Introduction to Earth Science Credit(s): 3

• OR  GLY 2010 - Dynamic Earth: Introduction to Physical Geology  Credit(s): 3 

• CHM 2045L - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit(s): 1
• ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
• GLY 2000L - Essentials of Geology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
• SGES - General Education Core Social Sciences  Credit(s): 3

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  NOTE: SGEC - General Education Core Communication  requirement is met with ENC 1101  
  NOTE: SGEN - General Education Core Natural Sciences  requirement is met with CHM 2045  
  NOTE: SCIV - Civics Literacy  requirement needs to be fulfilled prior to graduation. See advisor.
  
  Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 2 (Spring)

• ✳️  ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
• CHM 2046 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 3
• CHM 2046L - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit(s): 1
• GLY 2100 - History of Life Credit(s): 3
• STA 2122 - Social Science Statistics Credit(s): 3

• OR  STA 2023 - Introductory Statistics I  STA 2023  

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  NOTE: TGEN - ENC 1102  requirement is met with ENC 1102  
  NOTE: SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics  requirement is met with STA 2122  

  
  Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 3 (Summer)

• SGEH - General Education Core Humanities  Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Semester 4 (Fall)

• ✳️  MAC 2311 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4

• OR  MAC 2281 - Engineering Calculus I  Credit(s): 4 
  OR MAC 2241 - Life Sciences Calculus I  Credit(s): 3 

• GLY 3311C - Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry Credit(s): 4
• TGEI - Information and Data Literacy  Credit(s): 3
• General Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 5 (Spring)

• GLY 3402C - Structural Geology and Tectonics Credit(s): 4
• GLY 3866 - Computational Geology Credit(s): 3

• OR MAC 2282 - Engineering Calculus II  Credit(s): 4 
  OR MAC 2312 - Calculus II  Credit(s): 4 

• PHY 2048 - General Physics I - Calculus Based Credit(s): 3

• OR  PHY 2053 - General Physics I  Credit(s): 3 

• PHY 2048L - General Physics I Laboratory Credit(s): 1

• OR PHY 2053L - General Physics I Laboratory  Credit(s): 1 

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  Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 6 (Summer)

Please consider pursing High Impact Practice opportunities this semester such as Education Abroad, Internship Opportunities, Community Engagement, or Research Opportunities.

Questions about opportunities? Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.

Semester 7 (Fall)

• GEO 3280 - Environmental Hydrology Credit(s): 3
• GLY 3552C - Sedimentary Rocks and Processes Credit(s): 4
• PHY 2049 - General Physics II - Calculus Based Credit(s): 3

• OR  PHY 2054 - General Physics II  Credit(s): 3 

• PHY 2049L - General Physics II Laboratory Credit(s): 1

• OR  PHY 2054L - General Physics II Laboratory  Credit(s): 1 

• TGEC - Creative Thinking  Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 8 (Spring)

• GLY 3104C - Stratigraphy and Paleontology Credit(s): 4
•  TGED - Human & Cultural Diversity  Credit(s): 3
• General Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 9 (Summer)

• GLY 4948 - Practical and Applied Geology: Field Experience Credit(s): 2
• GLY 4948 - Practical and Applied Geology: Field Experience  Credit(s): 2 
• GLY 4948 - Practical and Applied Geology: Field Experience  Credit(s): 2 

Total Credit Hours: 6

Semester 10 (Fall)

• TGEE - Ethical Reasoning & Civic Engagement  Credit(s): 3
• TGEH - High Impact Practice  Credit(s): 3
• General Elective Credit(s): 3
• Major Elective Credit(s): 3
• Major Elective - Quantitative Credit(s): 4

Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 11 (Spring)

• General Elective Credit(s): 3
• General Elective Credit(s): 3
• Major Elective Credit(s): 4
• Major Elective Credit(s): 4
• Apply for Graduation

Total Credit Hours: 14