Environmental Geology Track

The Environmental Geology Track requires 21-25 credits in addition to the Geology core. All required courses in this track must be completed with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher. The General Education requirements must be completed. The core courses of the Geology major must be completed, as well as the following courses:

Environmental Geology Track (Core + 21-25 credits)

I.  Required Geology Core Courses (44-45 credits)

II. Additional Required Courses (12 credits):

  • GEOL 305 Environmental Geology (4)
  • GEOL 415 Hydrogeology (4)
  • BIOL 110 Contemporary Biology (4)
III. Electives (9-13 credits):
  • GEOL 357 Physical Oceanography (3)
  • GEOL 451 Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks (3)
  • GEOL 4XX Geochemistry (3)
  • Another upper level geology course with approval of advisor
  • GEOG 315 Geomorphology (4)
  • GEOG 412 Introduction to GIS (3)
  • GEOG 416 Principles of Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (3)
  • BIOL 205 General Botany (4)
  • CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry (5)
  • CHEM 361 Chemical and Bacteriological Studies of Water Pollution

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