Dec 02, 2024

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geoscience - Environmental Science Option (GEES) - BS Major

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87-94 S.H. (No Minor Required)

Note: Alliance with environmental science options of other departments is given under “Environmental Science ” section of this catalog.

PART I: ENTRANCE TO THE MAJOR (4-5 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

Choose one of the following:

GEOS 120 - Dynamic Earth with Laboratory (4 S.H.) OR
GEOS 215 - Earth & Space Systems (4 S.H.) OR
GEOS 199 - Dynamic Earth Laboratory (1 S.H.)
AND one of the following: 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111,115, 116, or 121 (3-4)

PART II: GEOSCIENCE CORE COURSES (19 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 090 - Earth Talks Speaker Series 0 S.H. (0; enrollment with a grade of “P” required 6 times prior to graduation, unless excused by the department chairperson)
GEOS 235 - Earth and Life Through Time (4 S.H.)
△ GEOS 301 - Field and Analytical Methods I (4 S.H.)
GEOS 305 - Minerals and Rocks (4 S.H.)
GEOS 309 - Watershed Science (4 S.H.)
◎ GEOS 316 - Geographic Information Systems (3 S.H.)

PART III: GEOSCIENCE FOCUS AREAS (22 S.H.)

ROCKS & TECTONICS (CHOOSE 8 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

Choose 8 S.H. from:

GEOS 360 - Structural Geology (4 S.H.)
◎ GEOS 435 - Optical Mineralogy and Petrology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 442 - Geophysics (4 S.H.)
△ GEOS 365 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4 S.H.)

SURFACE PROCESSES (CHOOSE 8 S.H.)

Choose 8 S.H. from:

GEOS 375 - Planetary Geology (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 415 - Advanced Geomorphology (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 420 - Applied Hydrogeology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 443 - Global Water Resources (4 S.H.)
GEOS 445 - Geochemistry (4 S.H.)

BROADER PERSPECTIVES (CHOOSE 6 S.H.)

Choose 6 S.H. from:

GEOS 325 - Environmental Geoscience (3 S.H.)
GEOS 335 - Global Climate Change (3 S.H.)
GEOS 385 - Geology of North America (3 S.H.)
GEOS 401 - Geological Field-Research Methods (2-4 S.H.)
GEOS 405 - Current Topics in Geoscience (1-3 S.H.)
GEOS 441 - Paleontology and Paleoecology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 450 - Travel Study in Costa Rica (3 S.H.)

PART IV: GEOSCIENCE CAPSTONE (3-4 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 470 - Geological Research Strategies (2 S.H.)
GEOS 475 - Geoscience Seminar (1 S.H.)
Students may elect to pursue additional capstone credits from:
GEOS 399 - Internship (1-3 S.H.)
GEOS 499 - Directed Research-Geoscience (1-3 S.H.)

PART V: GEOSCIENCE ELECTIVES (4-6 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

Choose 4-6 additional credits from the following:

Part III: ROCKS & TECTONICS
SURFACE PROCESSES
BROADER PERSPECTIVES
Part IV: GEOSCIENCE CAPSTONE

PART VI: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (35-38 S.H.)

ALLIED SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS (18-20 S.H.):

ALLIED SCIENCE ELECTIVES (17-18 S.H.):

Choose 8 credits from the following:

Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 213 - Calculus II (4 S.H.)
◆ MATH 313 - Differential Equations (3 S.H.)
STAT 210 - Statistics (3 S.H.)

Chemistry

CHEM 213 - Principles of Chemistry II (4 S.H.)
CHEM 320 - Environmental Chemistry (4 S.H.)

Physics

PHYS 202 - General Physics II (4 S.H.)
OR
PHYS 222 - University Physics II (4 S.H.)
PHYS 223 - University Physics III (4 S.H.)

Biology

BIOL 241 - Basics of Life (4 S.H.)
BIOL 312 - General Ecology (3 S.H.)
AND
BIOL 313 - General Ecology Laboratory (1 S.H.)

AND 6 credits from the following:

Recreation, Tourism and Therapeutic Recreation

RTTR 302 - Adventure Travel and Tourism Development (3 S.H.)
△ RTTR 326 - Organization and Administration of Recreation (3 S.H.)
RTTR 339 - Wilderness Ethics, Safety, and Survival (3 S.H.)
RTTR 350 - Legal and Financial Aspects (3 S.H.)
RTTR 421 - Outdoor Education and Interpretive Services (3 S.H.)
RTTR 450 - Travel Study in Costa Rica (2 S.H.)

Economics

ECON 315 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 S.H.)

Political Science and Public Administration

POLS 340 - Environmental Policy (3 S.H.)

AND 3 – 4 credits from the following:

Chemistry

CHEM 425 - Analytical Chemistry I (4 S.H.)
CHEM 436 - Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3 S.H.)

Biology

◎ BIOL 315 - Environmental Biology (3 S.H.)
△ BIOL 415 - Ecology of Large Rivers (4 S.H.)
BIOL 420 - Limnology (4 S.H.)

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

Geoscience - Environmental Science Option (GEES) - BS Major

PART I: ENTRANCE TO THE MAJOR (4-5 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

PART II: GEOSCIENCE CORE COURSES (19 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

PART III: GEOSCIENCE FOCUS AREAS (22 S.H.)

ROCKS & TECTONICS (CHOOSE 8 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

Choose 8 S.H. from:

SURFACE PROCESSES (CHOOSE 8 S.H.)

Choose 8 S.H. from:

BROADER PERSPECTIVES (CHOOSE 6 S.H.)

Choose 6 S.H. from:

PART IV: GEOSCIENCE CAPSTONE (3-4 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

PART V: GEOSCIENCE ELECTIVES (4-6 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

Choose 4-6 additional credits from the following:

PART VI: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (35-38 S.H.)

ALLIED SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS (18-20 S.H.):

Mathematics and Statistics (6-8 S.H.)

Chemistry (4 S.H.)

Physics (4 S.H.)

Biology (4 S.H.)

ALLIED SCIENCE ELECTIVES (17-18 S.H.):

Choose 8 credits from the following:

Mathematics and Statistics

Chemistry

Physics

Biology

AND 6 credits from the following:

Recreation, Tourism and Therapeutic Recreation

Economics

Political Science and Public Administration

AND 3 – 4 credits from the following:

Chemistry

Biology

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