Students who wish to major or minor in Geology should contact Max Reams for additional information and advice.
Required Core: 39 hours |
GEOL 105 - Physical and Historical Geology |
GEOL 300 - Paleontology |
GEOL 302 - Earth Materials |
GEOL 321 - Geomorphology and Earth Hazards |
GEOL 330 - Hydrogeology |
GEOL 340 - Global Natural Resources and Environmental Issues |
GEOL 357 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
GEOL 360 - Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems |
GEOL 362 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy |
GEOL 366 - Structural Geology and Field Methods |
GEOL 385 - Environmental Geochemistry |
GEOL 390 - Seminar |
GEOL 395 - Applied Geophysics |
Plus 12 additional hours focused on the student's career interest, approved by department chair. Examples of possible interdisciplinary emphases might invovle courses related to Archeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Religion, Technical Missions, or other fields. |
Examples of concentrations: |
Chemistry |
CHEM 301 - Quantitative Analysis |
CHEM 382 - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics |
CHEM 410 - Instrumental Analysis |
Biology |
BIOL 126 - Biology II |
BIOL 360 - Invertebrate Zoology |
BIOL 361 - Comparative Anatomy |
BIOL 370 - Ecology |
Required supporting courses for the Geology major: |
MATH 147 & 148 - Calculus I & II |
MATH 241 - Statistics |
CHEM 103 & 104 - General Chemistry I & II |
PHYS 201 & 202 - General Physics I & II |
BIOL 125 - Biology I |
Recommended supporting courses include: |
CHEM 301 - Quantitative Analysis |
Additional math such as MATH 351 - Linear Algebra, 357 - Differential Equations, OR 361 - Calculus III |
Freshman Year
Physical and Historical Geology
General Chemistry
Calculus
Christian Formation
College Writing
Physical Education
Sophomore Year
Earth Materials
GIS/GPS
General Physics
Social Science/Fine Arts
Christian Scriptures
Hydrogeology
Because many of our upper level courses are only offered every other year, students need to plan ahead with their advisor when they will take required courses. The availability of these courses can affect students majoring in Geology, Geography, Environmental Science, Geological Engineering, and Secondary Science Education majors concentrating in Earth & Space Science. Courses offered every year are not listed in the table below. Although this is the typical pattern, changes do occur in some years. Academic year 2008-2009 will follow the schedule listed below under Year 1.
Year 1 | Year 2 | |||
Prof. | Fall | Spring | Fall | Spring |
Brewer | 321 - Geomorph |   | 395 - Geophysics | 330 - Hydro |
Carrigan | 302 - Earth Materials 390 - Seminar | 357 - Petro 385 - Env. Geochem. | 375 - Microscopy | 366 - Structure |
Reams |   | 300 - Paleo | 362 - Sed/Strat |   |